as in legislature
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification
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Recent Examples of parliament
The two provinces have the overwhelming number of seats in Canada’s national parliament.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
The standing committee of China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, is scheduled to meet from Sunday to Wednesday, and review a new law to support the private sector.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Gu notes that China's parliament considered a new law last month that would protect private businesses from officials who try to take their money.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
This course has the approval of the entire parliament: parties left, right, and center.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
The standing committee of China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, is scheduled to meet from Sunday to Wednesday, and review a new law to support the private sector.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Gu notes that China's parliament considered a new law last month that would protect private businesses from officials who try to take their money.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
This course has the approval of the entire parliament: parties left, right, and center.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
Noun
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In Tennessee, for example, a Republican state senator introduced an EPR bill in a state legislature where the GOP has supermajorities in both chambers.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The bills targeting the judiciary, however, have died—despite being championed by the governor and other powerful Republicans in the legislature.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Our democracy, our congress, and our federal judiciary face profound and unprecedented challenges.—
Justice Lubbie Harper,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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Together with an ever-expanding group of supporters, this odd couple began holding annual congresses to build momentum for the Zionist movement among global Jewry.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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