English > parliament: 2 senses > noun 1, groupMeaning | A legislative assembly in certain countries. |
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Category of | interpellation | (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy |
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Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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Narrower | British Parliament | The British legislative body |
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Knesset, Knesseth | The Israeli unicameral parliament |
Oireachtas | The parliament of the Irish Republic |
Broader | legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
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Spanish | parlamento, Parlamento |
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Catalan | parlament |
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Adjectives | parliamentary | relating to or having the nature of a parliament |
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