par|lia|ment

par|lia|ment
par|lia|ment «PAHR luh muhnt», noun.
1. a council or congress that is the highest lawmaking body in some countries.
2. a high court of justice in France before the French Revolution; parlement.
3. the lawmaking body of France, Switzerland, or Italy, or that of Scotland until 1707 or Ireland until 1800, and of certain other countries.
4. the highest lawmaking body of any political unit: »

The illusion has grown up that a “parliament of man” can be assembled under the UN roof (Wall Street Journal).

5. Obsolete. a formal conference or council for the discussion of some matter or matters of general importance.
╂[< Old French parlement < parler to speak; see etym. under parley (Cf. ↑parley)]
Par|lia|ment «PAHR luh muhnt», noun.
1. the national lawmaking body of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. »

Only then will Parliament be in a position to prescribe for these industries attainable targets (London Times).

2. the national lawmaking body of Canada, consisting of the Senate and the House of Commons.
3. the lawmaking body of a country or colony having the British system of government: »

In British Columbia we elected the only Indian legislator to sit in a provincial Parliament (Vancouver Native Voice).


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  • Par|lia|ment — «PAHR luh muhnt», noun. 1. a council or congress that is the highest lawmaking body in some countries. 2. a high court of justice in France before the French Revolution; parlement. 3. the lawmaking body of France, Switzerland, or Italy, or that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eu|ro|par|lia|ment — «YUR oh PAHR luh muhnt», noun. = European Parliament. (Cf. ↑European Parliament) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lia — abe·lia; abu·lia; acal·cu·lia; ace·pha·lia; achy·lia; ade·lia; agal·lia; ala·lia; a·lia; am·bo·coe·lia; am·bu·lia; amet·a·bo·lia; am·phi·bo·lia; am·phi·coe·lia; an·en·ce·pha·lia; an·i·ma·lia; ara·lia; ar·chi·va·lia; as·trog·lia; asym·bo·lia;… …   English syllables

  • parliament — par·lia·ment …   English syllables

  • parliament — par|lia|ment W2 [ˈpa:ləmənt US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parlement, from parler; PARLEY] 1.) [also + plural verb British English] the group of people who are elected to make a country s laws and discuss important national… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • parliament — par|lia|ment [ parləmənt ] noun * 1. ) count an official elected group of people in some countries who meet to make the laws of the country and discuss national issues: the Russian parliament a ) Parliament uncount the main law making institution …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • parliament — par•lia•ment [[t]ˈpɑr lə mənt[/t]] sometimes [[t]ˈpɑrl yə [/t]] n. 1) gov (cap.) the national legislature of Great Britain, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords 2) gov (cap.) the national legislature of certain former British …   From formal English to slang

  • Member of Parliament — Mem|ber of Par|lia|ment 〈[mɛ̣mbə(r) ɔv pa:ləmənt] n.; , s ; Abk.: M. P.; in Großbritannien〉 gewähltes Mitglied des House of Commons [engl., „Parlamentsmitglied“] * * * Member of Parliament   [ membə əv pɑːləmənt], Abkürzung M. P. [em piː],… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Parliament — par·lia·ment / pär lə mənt, pärl yə / n [Anglo French parlement conference, council, parliament, from parler to speak] 1 a: an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative… …   Law dictionary

  • Long Parliament — Parliament Par lia*ment, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr. parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See {Parley}.] 1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] But first they held their parliament. Rom. of R.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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