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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary par·lia·ment \\ˈpär-lə-mənt also ˈpärl-yə-\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French parlement,from parler DATE 13th century 1. a formal conference for the discussion of public affairs; specifically : a council of state in early medieval England 2. a. an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom b. a similar assemblage in another nation or state 3. a. the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages b. the British House of Commons 4. one of several principal courts of justice existing in France before the Revolution of 1789 English Etymology parliament late 13c., from O.Fr . parlement (11c.), originally "speaking, talk," from parler "to speak" (see parley); spelling altered c.1400 to conform with M.L. parliamentum. Anglo-L. parliamentum is attested from early 13c. Related: Parliamentary.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ parliament par·lia·ment / 5pB:lEmEnt; NAmE 5pB:rl- / noun1. [C, sing. + sing. / pl. v.] the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country 议会；国会: The German parliament is called the 'Bundestag'. 德国的议会称为 Bundestag。 2. Parliament [U + sing. / pl. v.] the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords 英国议会(包括下议院和上议院): a Member of Parliament 议会议员 the issue was debated in Parliament 议会就这个问题进行了辩论。 an Act of Parliament 议会法案 to win a seat in Parliament 赢得议会中的一个席位 to be elected to Parliament 当选为议会议员 3. (also Parliament) [C, U] a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one general election and the next 一届议会的会期；(两次大选之间的)一届议会: We are now into the second half of the parliament. 我们现已进入了本届议会的后半任期。 to dissolve Parliament (= formally end its activities) and call an election 解散议会并举行大选 ⇨ see also Houses of Parliament , hung (1) OLT parliament noun ⇨ assembly (the French parliament)⇨ government 1 (a session of parliament) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: king-in-parliament , or parliament cake , or parliament hinge , or parliament house , or parliament man , or parliament roll , or queen-in-parliament , or queens-in-parliament par·lia·ment \ˈpärləmənt, ˈpȧl-, chiefly non-British -lyəm- or sometimes -lēəm-\noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English parliament, parlement, from Old French parlement, from parler, parlier to speak, talk + -ment 1. : a formal conference for the discussion of public affairs; specifically : a general or great council of state summoned by the sovereign in early medieval England 2. a. : an assemblage of persons (as members of the nobility, clergy, and commons) called together by the British sovereign, sitting for a period of time and then being dissolved, and constituting the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom < provides for the election and meeting of a new parliament — T.E.May > < sat through three parliaments — Christopher Hollis > < inspired … by the counsel of their elected parliaments — Elizabeth II > — compare : congress 5 b. : a similar assemblage in another political unit (as a nation or state) < the third session of Ceylon's second parliament — London Daily Telegraph > < elected to Italy's first parliament — J.C.Adams & Paolo Barile > 3. a. : the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit (as a nation or state) being a continuing institution comprising a series of individual parliaments < the parliament of the United Kingdom is composed of the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons — T.E.May > < reached the committee stage in the French parliament — New York Times > < the imperial parliament is the supreme legislature for the whole of His Majesty's dominions — Martin Wight > — compare congress 3 b. : the British House of Commons < confer office only upon members of parliament or peers — Ivor Jennings > 4. [Middle French parlement, from Old French] : one of several principal courts of justice existing in France before the revolution of 1789 5. a. : an assembly representing a group or the members of an organization and usually convened for the expression of opinion, enactment of policy, and the transaction of other business < the Students' Parliament is the official undergraduate organization — University of Toronto Calendar > < these general union meetings are … the parliaments of any enterprise or plant — A.R.Williams > b. : a gathering resembling or held to resemble such a consultative assembly < the rooks called one another to their evening parliament — Archibald Marshall > 6. : parliament cake 7. : fan-tan 2 |
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