noun

parliament

PAH-luh-muhnt

noun

A country's elected law-making body, which debates issues, passes laws, and oversees government spending.

"The bill was debated in parliament for weeks before it passed."

"She was elected to parliament at the age of thirty-two."

A specific sitting or term of such a body.

"The reforms were finally passed during the next parliament."

How to Use Parliament

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe group of elected officials who make a country's laws.

Common pairings

members of parliament pass through parliament dissolve parliament

parliaments plural

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From Old French parlement, "discussion, assembly," from parler, "to speak."

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