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 legislation is currently making its way through parliament but has not yet been passed.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Lawmakers pushed past soldiers Yoon had sent to parliament to vote unanimously against the order, which Yoon then withdrew.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 June 2025
The uplift, announced earlier this year, is set to be reached by the end of the next parliament in 2034, but is dependent on economic conditions.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
The current government relies on the tacit blessing of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, which effectively has veto power in the parliament.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Lawmakers pushed past soldiers Yoon had sent to parliament to vote unanimously against the order, which Yoon then withdrew.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 3 June 2025
The uplift, announced earlier this year, is set to be reached by the end of the next parliament in 2034, but is dependent on economic conditions.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
The current government relies on the tacit blessing of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, which effectively has veto power in the parliament.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
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Hoffman, 60 and also a top Democrat in the legislature, is a member of the state Senate first elected in 2012.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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In addition, there are 10 states where the governor and state legislature have initiated the process of phasing their state income tax to zero: Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Utah and Arkansas.—
Grover Norquist,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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More than 20 speakers from 13 nations are contributing to the 2025 congress, with worship led by Grammy winner Michael W. Smith, Charity Gayle and top Christian artists from across Europe.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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The statement, made after a PKK congress in northern Iraq last week, echoes a February call to lay down arms by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned by Turkey since 1999.—
Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 May 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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