member of parliament (mp)
51Parliament — This article is about the legislative institution. For other uses, see Parliament (disambiguation). Parliaments redirects here. For the American style doo wop quintet, see The Parliaments. The House of Representatives Chamber of the Parliament of …
52Parliament of Scotland — This article is about pre 1707 legislature. For the devolved legislative body established in 1999, see Scottish Parliament. Estates of Parliament …
53parliament — n. 1) to convene, convoke (a) parliament 2) to adjourn; disband, dissolve (a) parliament 3) a bicameral; national; provincial; unicameral parliament 4) a rump parliament 5) a parliament adjourns; convenes, meets; disbands 6) a house of parliament …
54parliament — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new ▪ outgoing ▪ bicameral, unicameral ▪ elected …
55parliament */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɑː(r)ləmənt] / US [ˈpɑrləmənt] noun Word forms parliament : singular parliament plural parliaments 1) a) [countable] an official elected group of people in some countries who meet to make the laws of the country and discuss national issues… …
56parliament — par|lia|ment [ parləmənt ] noun * 1. ) count 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 a ) Parliament uncount the main law making institution …
57parliament — par|lia|ment W2 [ˈpa:ləmənt US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parlement, from parler; PARLEY] 1.) [also + plural verb British English] the group of people who are elected to make a country s laws and discuss important national… …
58Parliament — 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 …
59parliament — [[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 …
60parliament*/*/*/ — [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… …
