parliament

noun

ˈpär-lə-mənt How to pronounce parliament (audio)
Definition of parliamentnext
as in legislature
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification

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Recent Examples of parliament Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The finance bill still has to make its way through the parliament. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 But conservative opposition parties joined forces to reject the ratification of the measures in parliament on Friday. — Joseph Wilson, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parliament
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  1. legislature
  2. congress
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  • Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey also proposed a two-month gasoline and diesel tax holiday, which remains pending before the state legislature.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The measures will be sent for ratification by an interim legislature, which remains active until the elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of legislature
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  • Advertisement Investors in FFE would not have a seat on FIFA’s Council or be able to vote in FIFA’s congress.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 July 2026
  • The move was announced in a statement Tuesday by Nicaragua's congress, which is firmly in the hands of Ortega and his wife and co-President Rosario Murillo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of congress

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