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Definition parliament in British English
parliament
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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
the main law-making institution in some countries. In the UK, Parliament consists of politicians elected to the House of Commons and members of the House of Lords
an Act of Parliament (=a law agreed by Parliament)
The party has a large majority in Parliament.
He entered Parliament in 1997.
the period of time during which a particular parliament meets
