Synonyms of parliament

parliament

noun

ˈpär-lə-mənt 

as in legislature

the highest lawmaking body of a political unit

the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification

Synonyms & Similar Words

• legislature
• congress
• legislative
• council
• assembly
• chamber
• diet
• house
• legislative assembly
• general assembly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parliament

In a fresh update from Iran, parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said the country is selling oil at a 20% premium to pre-war crude prices. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 July 2026

The latest Channel 12 poll projects that Eisenkot’s party would take 21 seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, just behind Likud’s 23 and ahead of Bennett-Lapid’s 18. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Syria has been without a parliament since the December 2024 offensive by insurgents led by al-Sharaa’s now defunct Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, which ended the Assad family’s five-decade dynasty. — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on June 22, 2026. — Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 1 July 2026