Definition of "parliament" []

• A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state. (noun)
• The national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. (noun)

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• "The liberal gain, aside from the inclusion of women in parliament, is really not the prominent."
• "Polls show that "trust in parliament" is running at about 10%."
• "If then free discussion in parliament is to mean anything, if it is to be real, certain measures of strength must be accorded to the opposition."