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   parliament

   /ˈpɑːlɪm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons: "the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament"
   • ▪ the members of Parliament between one dissolution and the next: "the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign" Similar the Houses of ParliamentWestminsterthe House of Commonsthe House of Lordsthe Commonsthe Lordsthe Housethe Lower Housethe Upper Housethe Mother of Parliaments
   • ▪ a legislature similar to the UK Parliament in other nations and states: "the Russian parliament" Similar legislaturelegislative assemblycongresssenatechamberhouseupper houselower houseupper chamberlower chambersecond chamberconvocationdietcouncilassemblyChamber of Deputies
   • 2. a group of rooks or owls: rare "it is uncommon to see a parliament of owls in the wild"

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

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