parliament

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈpɑːləmənt/]

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1. parliament (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

Example: By the 13th Century, a parliament was when kings met up with English barons to raise cash for fighting wars - mostly against Scotland.

2. parliament (noun) — sense 2

Definition: In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.

Example: The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP.

3. parliament (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).

Example: Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.

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