as in legislatures
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 parliaments
The 213-seat upper house is scheduled to open Wednesday, with 14 regional parliaments set to convene two days after that.
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ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In general, any agreements to end a war must be signed by the presidents, and then they must either be ratified by parliaments or through a referendum.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
But the leaders have yet to sign the treaty and parliaments have yet to ratify it.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Branting was Sweden’s Prime Minister at the time they were awarded the prize, while Lange became secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union—an international organization of national parliaments—in 1909 and managed the organization through the first World War.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Nominations can be made by a variety of individuals including members of national parliaments or governments, previous laureates, university professors in relevant fields and members of international courts.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Leadership does not reside in parliaments or boardrooms alone.
—Felipe Arango, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The king presented the lawmakers with an hour glass to time their speeches, and highlighted the fundamental role of strong parliaments to democracy.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
This remains below the standard set by some European parliaments, such as in Germany and Norway, which have required parties to win four to five percent of electoral votes, respectively.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In general, any agreements to end a war must be signed by the presidents, and then they must either be ratified by parliaments or through a referendum.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
But the leaders have yet to sign the treaty and parliaments have yet to ratify it.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Branting was Sweden’s Prime Minister at the time they were awarded the prize, while Lange became secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union—an international organization of national parliaments—in 1909 and managed the organization through the first World War.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Nominations can be made by a variety of individuals including members of national parliaments or governments, previous laureates, university professors in relevant fields and members of international courts.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Leadership does not reside in parliaments or boardrooms alone.
—Felipe Arango, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The king presented the lawmakers with an hour glass to time their speeches, and highlighted the fundamental role of strong parliaments to democracy.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
This remains below the standard set by some European parliaments, such as in Germany and Norway, which have required parties to win four to five percent of electoral votes, respectively.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliaments
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Guy-Sheftall said privates tend to be more insulated from political pressure, particularly in Southern states where legislatures and regent boards — often dominated by conservatives — wield significant power over public universities.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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State legislatures can define conversion therapy a bit more narrowly, for example, by prohibiting the physical and more coercive techniques that initially gave rise to these bans.—
Kevin Cope,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Parliaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliaments. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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