parliament

[US]/ˈpɑːləmənt/
[UK]/ˈpɑːrləmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. legislative body, national assembly.

Phrases & Collocations

european parliament

member of parliament

houses of parliament

house of parliament

parliament building

parliament house

Example Sentences

Parliament was in recess.

Parliament is an organ of government.

the Jordanian Parliament

he is answerable to Parliament alone.

a recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners.

Member of Parliament for Stretford.

Parliament sits at Westminster.

He will stand for Parliament in this autumn.

a popularly elected parliament

he will go for the doctor in Parliament next week.

we'll sound out parliament first.

he stood for parliament in 1968.

a dissolve parliament before a general election

a private member (of Parliament)

Parliament was dismissed sine die.

Parliament divided on the question.

Real-world Examples

The dissolution of New Zealand's parliament has been deferred until next Monday.

Source: CRI Online September 2020 Collection

That would make it the third biggest faction in Germany's parliament.

Source: CNN Selected September 2017 Collection

Nearly half of lawmakers in Iceland's parliament are women.

Source: This month VOA Special English

The National Assembly is the parliament, effectively the Congress of Venezuela.

Source: VOA Daily Standard October 2019 Collection

But, he called finding ways to better involve national parliaments " feasible."

Source: VOA Special November 2015 Collection

The invitation will now be debated in Britain's parliament.

Source: CNN Selected February 2017 Collection

Parliaments been deadlocked for more than a year.

Source: CNN Selected August 2015 Collection

On Tuesday, she says the Vice President will address the Ukrainian parliament.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

He became member of parliament for Huntingdon in the parliament of 1628-1629.

Source: Walking into Cambridge University

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is the speaker of the South Asian nation's parliament.

Source: VOA Special Collection July 2022

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