parliament

par·lia·ment  (pärl-mnt)

n.

1. A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state.

2. Parliament The national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

---

[Middle English, a meeting about national concerns, from Old French parlement, from parler, to talk; see parley.]

---

parliament

Noun

a law-making assembly of a country [Old French parlement, from parler to speak]

---

Parliament

Noun

1. the highest law-making authority in Britain, consisting of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the sovereign

2. the equivalent law-making authority in another country

---

Parliament a legislative body and consultative assembly. Also, cricket parliament at Lords, 1903; Pimlico parliament (i.e., the mob), 1799.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parliament - a legislative assembly in certain countries interpellation - (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws British Parliament - the British legislative body Knesset, Knesseth - the Israeli unicameral parliament Oireachtas - the parliament of the Irish Republic Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	parliament - a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards sevens, fantan card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

---

parliament

noun 1. assembly, council, congress, senate, convention, legislature, talking shop (informal) convocation

noun 2. sitting, diet

noun 3. (with cap.) Houses of Parliament, the House, Westminster, Mother of Parliaments, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, House of Representatives N.Z.

Translations

parliament [ˈpɑːləmənt] n → parlamento;

(Spanish) → las Cortes fpl

parliament

El Parlamento británico (Parliament) tiene como sede el palacio de Westminster, también llamado "Houses of Parliament". Consta de dos cámaras: la Cámara de los Comunes ("House of Commons") está formada por 650 diputados ("Members of Parliament") que acceden a ella tras ser elegidos por sufragio universal en su respectiva área o circunscripción electoral ("constituency"). Se reúne 175 días al año y sus sesiones son presididas y moderadas por el Presidente de la Cámara ("Speaker"). La cámara alta es la Cámara de los Lores ("House of Lords") y sus miembros son nombrados por el monarca o bien han heredado su escaño. Su poder es limitado, aunque actúa como tribunal supremo de apelación, excepto en Escocia.

---

parliament [ˈpɑːləmənt] n → parlement m

Parliament

Le Parliament est l'assemblée législative britannique; elle est composée de deux chambres: la "House of Commons" et la "House of Lords". Ses bureaux sont les "Houses of Parliament" au palais de Westminster à Londres. Chaque Parliament est en général élu pour cinq ans. Les débats du Parliament sont maintenant retransmis à la télévision.

---

parliament [ˈpɑːləmənt] n → Parlament nt

Parliament

Parliament ist die höchste gesetzgebende Versammlung in Großbritannien und tritt im Parlamentsgebäude in London zusammen. Die Legislaturperiode beträgt normalerweise 5 Jahre von einer Wahl zur nächsten. Das Parlament besteht aus zwei Kammern, dem Oberhaus (siehe House of Lords und dem Unterhaus (siehe House of Commons).

---

parliament [ˈpɑːləmənt] n → parlamento

parliament

Nel Regno Unito il Parlamento, Parliament, è formato da due camere: la House of Commons, e la House of Lords. Nella House of Commons siedono 650 parlamentari, chiamati MPs, eletti per votazione diretta del popolo nelle rispettive circoscrizioni elettorali, le constituencies. Le sessioni del Parlamento sono presiedute e moderate dal presidente della Camera, lo Speaker. Alla House of Lords, i cui poteri sono più limitati, in passato si accedeva per nomina o per carica ereditaria mentre ora le cariche ereditarie sono state ridotte e in futuro verranno abolite.