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Meaning
Noun
●
A
formal
council
summoned
(especially by a
monarch
) to
discuss
important issues.
●
In many countries, the
legislative
branch of government
, a
deliberative
assembly
or set of
assemblies
whose
elected
or
appointed
members
meet
to
debate
the major political issues of
the day
, make,
amend
, and
repeal
laws
,
authorize
the
executive
branch of government
to
spend
money, and in some
cases
exercise
judicial
powers
; a legislature.
●
A particular
assembly
of
th
e 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).
●
A
gathering
of
birds
, especially
rooks
or owls.
●
Parliament
cake
, a type of gingerbread.
Name
●
Any of several
parliaments
of various countries.
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