parliament
noun
par·lia·ment
ˈpär-lə-mənt
also
ˈpärl-yə-
1
: a formal conference for the discussion of public affairs
specifically
: a council of state in early medieval England
2
a
: an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom
b
: a similar assemblage in another nation or state
3
a
: the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages
b
: the British House of Commons
4
: one of several principal courts of justice existing in France before the Revolution of 1789
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