parliament

Definition:
1. The group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country.
2. A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain).
3. A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards.

Use 'parliament' in a sentence:

1. She was re-elected to parliament.
2. He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.
3. Politicians say it could lead to a dissolution of parliament.
4. The German parliament is called the 'Bundestag'.
5. The Bangladesh Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.
6. The Lithuanian parliament also sent an open letter to the United Nations.
7. The issue will come under the spotlight when parliament reassembles.
8. He stood for parliament.
9. Most members of Parliament took a hard line on this issue.
10. At least 15 different parties have won seats in the lower house of Poland's Parliament.
11. It's still not clear how far the Russian parliament will go to implement its own plans.
12. Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.
13. This might be done without reference to Parliament.
14. The Parliament voted more funds to help maintain American forces.
15. The Indian prime minister, V.P. Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament.
16. Thousands of people demonstrated outside the parliament building.
17. Parliament had decided that his removal from power was illegal.
18. The committee was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament.
19. Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.
20. I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.
21. Students tried to form a human chain around the parliament.
22. She piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.
23. More than 80 parties are contesting seats in the two-chamber parliament.
24. Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.
25. The party was no longer able to command a majority in Parliament.
26. The bill passed in Parliament has now received the Royal Assent.
27. Such a radical proposal would never get through parliament.
28. The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.
29. The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent.
30. The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate.
31. The election was announced and parliament was dissolved.
32. The committee will present its final report to Parliament in June.
33. Parliament is seen as a rubber stamp for decisions made elsewhere.
34. Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
35. The country's parliament is modelled on the British system.
36. Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
37. We are now into the second half of the parliament.
38. Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter.
39. They bulldozed the tax through Parliament.
40. He was elected to Parliament as the Member for Leeds.
41. The parliament is composed mainly of extreme nationalists.
42. The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.
43. The bill had a difficult passage through Parliament.
44. The green movement lacks effective representation in Parliament.
45. The European Parliament is not an institution which excites interest in voters.