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parliament n.国会,议会 The most common meaning of parliament refers to a country's legislative (law-making) body. England's parliament is very famous. The word comes in part from the French verb parler, which means to speak, which makes sense since this group of people assemble to talk about laws and issues. Another meaning of parliament is the card game known as fan tan or sevens, where you lead with your sevens in a certain sequence and win by using up all your cards. ☆☆☆☆☆ 2016.1

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['pa:ləmənt] In some countries — Great Britain for example — the group of people who make the laws is called the parliament. It's the equivalent of Congress in the United States. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting. 1[N-COUNT； N-PROPER 可数名词；专有名词]See also:Houses of Parliament；Member of Parliament；议会；国会 The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. →see usage note at:parliamentParliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.议会于今天批准了这项政策，但尚未成为法律。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]一届议会（会期） A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday. The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。

英语单词	parliament
英美音标	['pa:ləmənt]
中文释义	n.国会,议会
vocab简明	In some countries — Great Britain for example — the group of people who make the laws is called the parliament. It's the equivalent of Congress in the United States.
vocab扩展	The most common meaning of parliament refers to a country's legislative (law-making) body. England's parliament is very famous. The word comes in part from the French verb parler, which means to speak, which makes sense since this group of people assemble to talk about laws and issues. Another meaning of parliament is the card game known as fan tan or sevens, where you lead with your sevens in a certain sequence and win by using up all your cards.
真题原句	The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT； N-PROPER 可数名词；专有名词]See also:Houses of Parliament ；Member of Parliament ；议会；国会 The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. →see usage note at:parliament Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law. 议会于今天批准了这项政策，但尚未成为法律。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一届议会（会期） A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday. The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament. 预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。
来源	2016.1

Parliament Group People Make Laws Meaning Pa:Ləmənt N.国会,议会