parliament
[noun]
Synonyms: assembly, congress, convention, council, legislature, senate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

par‧lia‧ment W2 /ˈpɑːləmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: parlement, from parler; ⇒ parley]

1. [countable, also + plural verb British English] the group of people who are elected to make a country’s laws and discuss important national affairs ⇒ government, MP:
They demanded a free parliament and press.

2. Parliament [singular also + plural verb British English] the main law-making institution in the UK, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
in Parliament
The government has actually increased its majority in Parliament. ⇒ hung parliament

3. [countable] the period during which the British Parliament meets:
We expect to get these laws passed during the present parliament.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

parliament

be elected to parliament
She was elected to parliament in 1997.
stand for parliament (=try to be elected)
Ms Jackson stood for Parliament as a Labour candidate.
enter/get into parliament (=be elected as a member of parliament)
Tony Blair first entered Parliament in 1983.
be returned to Parliament (=be elected)
Creevey was returned to Parliament as MP for Appleby.
a bill is passed by parliament (=it is made into a law)
The bill was passed by Parliament last May.
a bill goes through parliament (=it goes through the process of being made a law)
The bill is currently going through Parliament.
go before/be put before parliament (=be considered by parliament)
The Bill goes before Parliament on November 16.
dissolve parliament formal (=officially end parliament before holding an election)
The Prime Minister will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.
a member of parliament
He was the Conservative member of Parliament for Edgbaston.
an act of parliament (=a law that has been passed by parliament)
Their rights are guaranteed by Act of Parliament.
a seat in parliament (=a position as member of parliament)
If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.
a session of parliament (=when its members are working)
The Queen opened a new session of Parliament last week.
the lifetime of a parliament (=from when a government is elected until it calls an election)
We shall not make changes in this area, at least in the lifetime of this Parliament.

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