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21Parliament — The British Parliament is bicameral, comprising the elected House of Commons and the largely appointed House of Lords. It has the ability to pass new laws, repeal old ones and even to extend its own life. Other than via the right of the courts …
22parliament — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)ləmənt[/t]] ♦♦ parliaments also Parliament 1) N COUNT; N PROPER The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. → See also …
23parliament*/*/*/ — [ˈpɑːləmənt] noun 1) [C] an official elected group of people in some countries who meet to make the laws of the country and discuss national issues the Russian parliament[/ex] 2) Parliament [U] the main law making institution in some countries… …
24Parliament — Die Gruppe Parliament, eine der Ikonen des P Funk, wurde 1968 von George Clinton gegründet. Die Band war neben der Band Funkadelic Clintons zweites großes Projekt und Clinton setzte zum Großteil auf dieselben Musiker – die doppelte Namensführung… …
25parliament — Article 2 of the constitution of 1978 makes it clear that national sovereignty resides with the Spanish people, from whom all the powers of the state derive . This sovereignty is expressed through parliament, the elected members of which are… …
26parliament — noun (C) 1 the group of people who are elected to make a country s laws and discuss important national affairs 2 Parliament the main law making institution in the United Kingdom, which consists of the house of commons and the house of lords:… …
27Parliament — /ˈpaləmənt/ (say pahluhmuhnt) noun 1. a. Also, Federal Parliament. the national assembly of elected representatives, comprising an upper and lower house, which forms, with the Sovereign, the legislature of Australia. Official name, Parliament of… …
28Parliament — noun a) the parliament of the United Kingdom b) the parliament of Canada …
29parliament — Synonyms and related words: Parliament, assembly, bicameral legislature, board of aldermen, chamber of deputies, city board, city council, commission, common council, congress, council, court, diet, federal assembly, general assembly, house of… …
30parliament — The British parliament has its origins in the thirteenth century baronial councils. It is now a bicameral chamber that includes the monarch or the monarch’s representative. Currently its full name is ‘The Queen in Parliament’, and it is a… …
