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	parliament (par¦lia\|ment) Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːləm(ə)nt/ noun (Parliament) (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons: the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament an Act of Parliament the members of Parliament between one dissolution and the next: the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign a legislature similar to the UK Parliament in other nations and states: the Russian parliament Origin: Middle English: from Old French parlement 'speaking', from the verb parler Spelling help Spell parliament with -ia- before the m. I am a member of parliament.		Search results in the dictionary Long Parliament Rump Parliament Addled Parliament Short Parliament Barebones Parliament European Parliament More results » More words in this category affirmative backbencher closure Cmnd. dispatch box HC HL list system name National Assembly non-content obstructionism opposition parliament parliamentary parliamentary undersecretary private member sitting whip Nearby Words Parks, Rosa parkway parky ¹ parky ² Parl. parlance parlando parlay parley parliament parliamentarian parliamentary Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Parliamentary Counsel parliamentary law parliamentary party parliamentary private secretary parliamentary procedure parliamentary undersecretary