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parliament::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly |
| Has types | oireachtas, british parliament, knesset, knesseth |
| Derivation | parliamentary |
Examples of parliament
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Any protest staged within parliament is punishable by up to two years in prison.
From the thenewstribune.com
Its members must come from all the parties in parliament, the Constitution says.
From the bloomberg.com
A former Fidesz candidate for parliament was elected Chief Prosecutor last week.
From the bloomberg.com
Opposition organizers used a feint to take new ground near parliament Wednesday.
From the online.wsj.com
The new parliament should make the opportunity available for further discussion.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
Parliament House and its 101m-high flagpole catches your eye almost immediately.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Parliament officials have refused to disclose which EUPPs have broken the rules.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Let's be honest, the community HAS to do better than the pillocks in parliament.
From the independent.co.uk
England will also be the only nation there that doesn't have its own parliament.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A legislative assembly in certain countries
- Fantan: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
- (parliamentary) relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
- A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a discussion. ...
- Parliament is a brand of cigarettes marketed by the company Philip Morris. The brand was introduced in 1931 and is distinctive for their recessed paper filters and a sharp, tangy flavor. ...
- Fiji's Parliament is bicameral. The House of Representatives has 71 members. 25 of these are elected by universal suffrage. ...
- The National Assembly of South Korea (Gukhoe in Korean language) is a 299-member unicameral legislature. The latest general elections were held on April 9, 2008. ...
- The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. ...
- An institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers; A collective noun for a flook of owls or rooks; Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread
