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parliament definition

par·lia·ment (pär′lə mənt)

noun

  1. an official or formal conference or council, usually concerned with government or public affairs
    1. the national legislative body of Great Britain, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
    2. the body of persons who make up Parliament for the period between elections
  3. any of several similar bodies in other countries
  4. any of several high courts of justice in France before 1789

Etymology: ME parlament < OFr parlement < parler: see parley

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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