parliament

CEFRC1

/ˈpɑːləmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A country's main lawmaking body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Pa...

Examples

  • Parliament has its beginnings in 14th-century England.

  • The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpaɾləmənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of gove...

  2. A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

  3. In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.

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In context

  • Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.

  • This parliament has been more scandal-filled than any other in history.

  • Parliament has been dissolved.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, parlement, parliment and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, negotiation; assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”) + -ment (“-ment”, suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually indicating an action or state resulting from them) (from Latin -mentum). Compare Medieval Latin parlamentum, parliamentum (“discussion, meeting; council or court summoned by the monarch”), Italian parlamento and Sicilian parramentu.