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
Transnet must move more freight to stabilize its finances, but operational problems are holding it back, Songezo Zibi, chair of the South African parliament’s public finances committee, told Semafor.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The 213-seat upper house is scheduled to open Wednesday, with 14 regional parliaments set to convene two days after that.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The speaker of the Iranian parliament had warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
But among the major political forces missing from the list that plans to pose candidates for president, parliament and municipal posts is the party of former Haitian President Michel Martelly, and the late president Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The 213-seat upper house is scheduled to open Wednesday, with 14 regional parliaments set to convene two days after that.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The speaker of the Iranian parliament had warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
But among the major political forces missing from the list that plans to pose candidates for president, parliament and municipal posts is the party of former Haitian President Michel Martelly, and the late president Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
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Although the election was largely symbolic—the Texas legislature is currently not in session, and the candidates will run again in November—it was widely seen as evidence that voters were repudiating the current Republican agenda.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The sweeping changes, if passed by the state legislature, would consolidate all Medicaid billing under a fee-for-service model through which the state directly pays providers for services rendered.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the congress, Lam was reelected as general secretary, the most powerful position in the political system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Before the World Cup, Iranian soccer officials are due to attend FIFA’s annual congress on April 30 in Vancouver.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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