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• the german parliament is called the ‘bundestag’.
• a member of parliament
• the issue was debated in parliament.
• an act of parliament

parliament

1. the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country
• The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.
2. the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• a Member of Parliament
• The issue was debated in Parliament.
• an Act of Parliament
• to win a seat in Parliament
• to be elected to Parliament
3. a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one general election and the next
• We are now into the second half of the parliament.
• to dissolve Parliament (= formally end its activities) and call an election

Extra Examples

• Angry protestors stormed the parliament.
• He first stood for Parliament in 2001.
• He sat in Parliament for over forty years.
• He was returned to Parliament in 2001 as MP for Appleby.
• It will take at least the lifetime of a parliament to put the health service in order.
• Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law.
• Parliament reconvenes next month.
• Parliament will be in session until 15th December.
• Sponsors of the bill agreed to concessions in order to smooth its passage through Parliament.
• The Commission is guided by rules laid down by Parliament.
• The National Assembly is the lower house of the French Parliament.
• The President will address the Canadian parliament during his trip.
• The bill has to be passed before parliament is prorogued.
• The bill will come before Parliament next month.
• The election resulted in a hung parliament, followed by the resignation of the prime minister.
• The floor of the Scottish parliament chamber contains seating for 128 members.
• The government was accused of forcing the bill through Parliament.
• The party failed to win any seats in Parliament.
• The party has a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
• The ruling National Democratic Party dominates parliament.
• a popularly elected parliament
• a senior parliament official
• her first year in Parliament
• the day Parliament rises for the summer recess
• Riot police yesterday surrounded the Georgian parliament building.
• She was elected as a member of the Dutch parliament in 1996.
• The legislation is expected to be introduced early in the next session of parliament.
• The prime minister unexpectedly dissolved parliament and called a general election.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French parlement ‘speaking’, from the verb parler.