as in legislature
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification
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Recent Examples of parliament
The agency reports directly to the Office of the Prime Minister, a post currently held by Anutin Charnvirakul, who was elected by the Thai parliament on September 7 following the ousting of his predecessor and who has pledged to hold public elections early next year.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
There are mass demonstrations, smoke bombs in parliament, violence against demonstrators.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Mixed reactions from parliament, protests from public Lecornu’s appointment was met with mixed reactions from parliament members.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The parliament and other official buildings were torched, along with the homes of political leaders.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
There are mass demonstrations, smoke bombs in parliament, violence against demonstrators.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Mixed reactions from parliament, protests from public Lecornu’s appointment was met with mixed reactions from parliament members.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The parliament and other official buildings were torched, along with the homes of political leaders.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
Noun
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On Wednesday, 71 lawmakers of the city’s 90-strong legislature voted against the bill.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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California cities would not be able to prevent people from handing out food, blankets, hygiene products and other resources to homeless people under a bill passed by the legislature last week, days before the body adjourned for the year.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Zionists settled other differences by the same democratic method in later congresses.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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