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parliament
  1. (now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues. [from 14th c.]
  2. The supreme executive legislature of the United Kingdom, subsequently applied to corresponding legislative assemblies in other countries; an institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative sometimes judicial powers. [from 14th c.]
  3. An assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]
  4. A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls. [from 15th c.]
  5. (historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread. [from 19th c.]
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  7. Examples:
    1. “But he is not impressed by the track record of the Scottish parliament on business.”
      “He was not resigning and would instead table a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday.”
      “This new borough was also endowed with land, the income from which was used to pay the salaries of two burgesses at parliament.”
parliamentarian
  1. A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.
  2. A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.
  3. An officer in most legislative bodies charged with being well-versed in the parliamentary rules of that legislative house, and whose rulings are taken as authoritative, to be appealed only to the whole of the house itself under special rules.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The parliamentarian presented a compelling argument during the committee meeting as a member of the elected National Legislative Assembly.”
parliamentarism
  1. The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Between the uncircumscribed freedom of parliamentarism and a presidentialism that resembles monarchism, the latter is preferable.”
      “Naturally enough, the criticisms of the syndicalists are leveled chiefly against political action, parliamentarism, and statism.”
      “This is why some observers argue that German parliamentarism has degenerated.”
parliamentarianism
  1. Support for having a parliamentary system of government.
parliamentariness
  1. Quality of being parliamentary.
parlament
  1. Obsolete form of parliament.
parliamentarians
  1. plural of parliamentarian
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Neither the candidates nor the people seem to know what is expected of them as parliamentarians or as members of legislatures.”
      “In May 1645 Prince Rupert captured Leicester, forcing the parliamentarians to raise the siege of Oxford.”
      “It requires a lot of effort and commitment to act in good faith as responsible parliamentarians and leaders of this country.”
parliamentarisms
  1. plural of parliamentarism
parliaments
  1. plural of parliament
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The governors would be elected by regional parliaments rather than by popular elections as is the case now.”
      “Committees must be adequately resourced, an important reason why parliaments should have control of their budgets.”
      “Both British and Irish parliaments became more relaxed about placing their proceedings in the public domain as the century advanced.”
parlaments
  1. plural of parlament
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