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
Oli's government lifted the ban after protests intensified on Monday, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament.
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Gopal Sharma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Thaksin departed Thailand for a medical checkup in Dubai late Thursday just before the parliament convened on Friday to pick a new Prime Minister to replace Paetongtarn.
—Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, people across the country continued to protest each day until the parliament took up the revised law on July 31.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The paper stated that MPs working for the Finnish parliament are currently on summer break, and they're expected to return to work on Sept. 2.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Gopal Sharma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Thaksin departed Thailand for a medical checkup in Dubai late Thursday just before the parliament convened on Friday to pick a new Prime Minister to replace Paetongtarn.
—Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, people across the country continued to protest each day until the parliament took up the revised law on July 31.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The paper stated that MPs working for the Finnish parliament are currently on summer break, and they're expected to return to work on Sept. 2.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
Noun
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On Wednesday, 71 lawmakers of the city’s 90-strong legislature voted against the bill.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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California cities would not be able to prevent people from handing out food, blankets, hygiene products and other resources to homeless people under a bill passed by the legislature last week, days before the body adjourned for the year.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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When Peru's congress suddenly upgraded Santa Rosa's status from village to town, giving it a larger government presence, Colombia President Gustavo Petro flew to Leticia to protest.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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