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   Par·lia·ment

   /ˈpärləm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. (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"
   • ▪ the members of parliament for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next: "the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign" Similar the Houses of ParliamentWestminsterthe House of Commonsthe House of Lordsthe Commonsthe Lordsthe Housethe Lower Housethe Upper Housethe Mother of Parliaments
   • ▪ a legislature similar to parliament in other nations and states: "the Russian parliament" Similar legislaturelegislative assemblycongresssenatechamberhouseupper houselower houseupper chamberlower chambersecond chamberconvocationdietcouncilassemblyChamber of Deputies

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French parlement ‘speaking’, from the verb parler.

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