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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With most of the votes counted from Wednesday's election, which was seen as a test of the far right's strength in Europe, Jetten's D66 and Wilders' PVV were tied on Thursday, with both projected to take 26 seats in the 150-seat lower house of parliament.
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Reuters, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Now elections are approaching—Iraqis will vote for a new parliament on November 11—and the country’s current prime minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, is touting the country’s relative calm and prosperity.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Sheila Smith, a senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, told last week that Takaichi may be seeking to preempt an attack from the right flank by the populist Sanseito Party, which has gained momentum in parliament.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Then, with the Middle East, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to be in Israel amid concerns that Trump’s peace deal between Israel and Hamas will not hold after Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, preliminarily voted to annex the Palestinian territory of the West Bank this week.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Now elections are approaching—Iraqis will vote for a new parliament on November 11—and the country’s current prime minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, is touting the country’s relative calm and prosperity.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Sheila Smith, a senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, told last week that Takaichi may be seeking to preempt an attack from the right flank by the populist Sanseito Party, which has gained momentum in parliament.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Then, with the Middle East, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to be in Israel amid concerns that Trump’s peace deal between Israel and Hamas will not hold after Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, preliminarily voted to annex the Palestinian territory of the West Bank this week.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
Noun
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But Mamdani was elected as a state assemblyman serving in New York's legislature since 2020.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In each case, widespread outsider success in the legislature delivered disruption – but not necessarily effective governance.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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The foundation hosts biannual congresses, with panels devoted to discussing recent threats to the rule of law, and awarding honors to lawyers who defend it.—
Fabio Bertoni,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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More than 300 full and non-voting delegates of the powerful Central Committee will gather in Beijing for the closed-door plenum, one of seven meetings typically held within five years, between party congresses.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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