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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 Norwegian government has submitted a bill to parliament that would allow municipalities to charge a 3% tourist tax on paid overnight stays, including hotels, campsites, and Airbnb rentals. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 In January, the parliament adopted a new contentious electoral code allowing military personnel to run in elections. CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 The former teacher who became a member of the Gambian parliament as part of Jammeh’s political party said Correa used a stick to beat him. Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025 Its proponent, David Seymour, argued parliament needed to define the principles of the treaty because definitions currently only existed in a series of court rulings made over decades – rather than in an act of parliament. Todd Symons, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parliament
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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
  • 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
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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
  • 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 7 May. 2025.

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