parliament

Definition of parliament in English English dictionary: the parliament of the United Kingdom; the parliament of Canada; The collective noun for a group of rooks (the species of bird) or owls; Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers; Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread
A certain boy leaning up against me would not allow my elbow room, and struck me very sadly in the stomach part, though his own was full of my parliament.; a legislative body; {n} the chief assembly of England; the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws; A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp; n the national legislative body of Great Britian, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords; Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and to exercise legislative powers, and in some cases executive or judicial powers also; The political assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote upon proposed laws The word 'parliament' comes from 15th century English, and from a French word meaning 'talking place' In the ACT, the Legislative Assembly is the parliament; Great Britain; {i} house of representatives, legislature, senate, official government council, national legislative body of certain countries; The Parliament of New South Wales consists of the Queen (i e her representative, the Governor) and the two Houses of Parliament The term 'parliament' was in use from medieval times in England to describe talks between the English King and his nobles, deriving from the old French word "parlement" (for "speaking"); The House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Queen all make up Parliament; in Queensland, the Governor and the Legislative Assembly; in Australia, an assembly of elected representatives, usually having an upper and a lower house which, with the head of state (the Queen, represented by the Governor-General or Governor), makes the laws for the country or state; the legislative body in England, much like Congress in the USA King Charles dissolved Parliament in 1629 He summoned Parliament in 1640 to get support for for a war with Scotland (which was still a separate kingdom) About 1641, Parliament (mostly Puritans now) assembled its own rebel army and declared that the king could no longer dissolve parliament, attempting to greatly reduce the king's power In 1649, King Charles I was beheaded as a traitor In 1660, King Charles II regained control in the "Restoration" Shortly afterward, Col Daniel Axtell was hanged, drawn and quartered for his role in the 1642 overthrow (he was captain of the guard at the king's trial) Today, the king or queen of England has no legislative powers; The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz; The lawmaking body of the British government Bicameral: Having two-houses Both Parliament and the Congress are bicameral legislatures Compromise: An agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands Legislature: A lawmaking body such as Congress or Parliament Great Compromise: The delegates of the constitutional Convention developed an agreement where the legislature would have two houses In one house, representation would be equal In the other, the House of Representatives, the state would be represented according to the size of the population; the supreme legislative body of various political units; A parleying; a discussion; a conference; A Legislature Under our Constitution, Canada's Parliament consists of the Governor General (the monarch's representative at the federal level) and two Houses: an appointed upper House called the Senate and an elected lower House called the House of Commons; a legislative assembly in certain countries e; The name given to an assembly of elected representatives who participate in the ruling of the country; a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards; a legislative assembly in certain countries (e g , Great Britain); The collective noun for a group of rooks or owls; A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday. The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament. Legislative assembly of Britain and of other governments modeled after it. The British Parliament consists of the monarch, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, and traces its roots to the union ( 1300) of the Great Council and the King's Court, two bodies that treated with and advised the king. In the 14th century, Parliament was split into two houses, with the lords spiritual and temporal (i.e., not only the nobility but also high officials of the church) debating in one and the knights and burgesses in the other. In the 14th century Parliament also began to present petitions ("bills") to the king, which with his assent would become (Hukuk) Robert Walpole was the first party leader to head the government as prime minister (1721-42). See also parliamentary democracy. European Parliament Long Parliament Parliament Canadian Parliament Act of 1911; A legislative law-making assembly of representatives In Canada, Parliament includes the House of Commons (elected) and the Senate (appointed); In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts; Body of government in England During the entire Commonwealth period, the House of Lords was laid down Previously, from 1629 to 1640, Charles I ruled England without Parliament, but he was forced to convene it in order to raise revenues for a war against Scotland; The Sovereign and the House of Representatives; an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws; The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become (Hukuk) see also Houses of Parliament, Member of Parliament; - the highest lawmaking body in Canada It's made up of the Senate and House of Commons; Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and House of Commons They are based in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster (London)(the building with Big Ben); Parl
Parliament House: The building in which a National (or State) Parliament sits
Parliament Act of 1911: Act passed in the British Parliament that deprived the House of Lords of its absolute power of veto on legislation. Proposed by a Liberal majority in the House of Commons, the act stated that any bill passed unchanged by the Commons in three separate sessions over two years could be presented for the royal assent (necessary for a bill to become law) without the Lords' consent. By subordinating the Lords to the Commons, the act was seen as another step in making the British Constitution more democratic
Parliament Funkadelic: American funk music band founded in the 1970s by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
Parliament House: building in which the Israeli government is situated
Parliament is now in recess: activities of the parliament are now temporarily suspended
parliament recess: set period of time during which members of parliament do not meet
parliament-in-exile: parliament that has been banished
Act of Parliament: a law which has received assent (royal or presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of Parliament
Act of Parliament clock: A large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks
European Parliament: A legislative chamber of the European Union
House of Parliament: A legislative body in a government with a parliamentary system of government
Houses of Parliament: plural form of House of Parliament
Houses of Parliament: The House of Commons and the House of Lords housed within the Palace of Westminster
Member of Parliament: A representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the lower house of a parliament
Members of Parliament: plural form of Member of Parliament
Polish parliament: The Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Polish parliament: A deliberative body institutionally unable to reach a decision
act of parliament: A military term for small beer, five pints of which, by an act of parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give to each soldier gratis. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
hung parliament: a parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority
stannary parliament: A legislative body, with royal charter, governing the tin miners of Devon and Cornwall during the middle ages
Act of Parliament: a law that has been officially accepted by a parliament, especially the British Parliament
Canadian Parliament: The parliament has authority over the armed forces, regulates trade and commerce, levies taxes, and is in charge of banking, credit, currency and bankruptcy, criminal law, postal services, fisheries, patents and copyrights, the census, navigation and shipping, railways, canals, and telegraphs. It also retains powers not specifically assigned to provincial legislatures. The leader of the party winning the most seats in a general election becomes prime minister and is called on by the governor-general to form a government. He generally chooses elected party colleagues to form the cabinet. The party winning the second-largest number of seats in the House becomes the official opposition party
Canadian Parliament: Legislature of Canada, created by the British North America Act. The 301 members of its House of Commons are elected for maximum terms of five years from the provinces on the principle of representation by population. The 105 members of its Senate are appointed by Canada's governor-general from the regions of Canada and serve until age
European Parliament: a parliament whose members are elected by the citizens of the EU (=the European Union) . Its members are called Euro MPs or MEPs. Legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of member countries. Beginning in 1979, members of the Parliament, who now number more than 700, were elected by direct universal suffrage to terms of five years. The number of members per country varies depending on population. The Parliament's leadership is shared by a president and 14 vice presidents, elected for 30-month terms. The EU Council of Ministers, which represents the member states, consults the Parliament, which is empowered to discuss whatever matters it wishes. The Parliament's powers were expanded with passage of the Maastricht Treaty (1993). Although it has veto power in most areas relating to economic integration and budgetary policy, it remains subordinate to the Council of Ministers and does not function with the authority of a national legislature such as the U.S. Congress or the British House of Commons
Houses of Parliament: House of Lords and House of Commons
Houses of Parliament: In Britain, the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament. issues aired in the Houses of Parliament. the buildings where the British parliament meets, or the parliament itself House of Commons, House of Lords House of Lords
Long Parliament: Session of the English Parliament summoned in November 1640 by Charles I, so named to distinguish it from the Short Parliament of April-May 1640. Charles called the session to raise the money needed for his war against the Scots. Resistant to Charles's demands, the Parliament caused the king's advisers to resign and passed an act forbidding its own dissolution without its members' consent. Tension between the king and Parliament increased until the English Civil War broke out in 1642. After the king's defeat (1646), the army, led by Thomas Pride, exercised political power and in 1648 expelled all but 60 members of the Long Parliament. The remaining group, called the Rump, brought Charles to trial and execution (1649); it was forcibly ejected in 1653. In 1659, after the end of Oliver Cromwell's protectorate, the Parliament was reestablished; those who were excluded in 1648 were restored to membership. The Parliament dissolved itself in 1660
Member of Parliament: A Member of Parliament is a person who has been elected by the people in a particular area to represent them in a country's parliament. The abbreviation MP is often used. = MP. MP someone who has been elected to represent people in a parliament
Scottish Parliament: the parliament for Scotland which was established in 1999 and has the power to make laws in Scotland. The leader of the parliament is the First Minister, and its 129 members are called MSPs, or Members of the Scottish Parliament. They are elected by a system of proportional representation
State Opening of Parliament: the occasion each year when the British queen or king officially opens the Parliament after its summer recess (=the period when Parliament is closed) , and makes a speech saying what the government plans to do during the next year
british parliament: the British legislative body
convocation of Parliament: assembling of Parliament
dissolve parliament: end a session of parliament
enter parliament: become a member of parliament
european parliament: The EU's "public forum": Can veto legislation in certain policy areas and can amend proposals for legislation
european parliament: composed of 625 members (MEPs) elected by direct universal suffrage every five years in all EU Member States Since 1992, it has acquired legislative powers under the co-decision procedure, which allow it to amend and veto proposals in negotiation with the Council
european parliament: The 626-member legislative branch of the European Union Representation is determined by population of member-countries, and is based on five-year terms
european parliament: The principal deliberative and supervisory institution of the European Union Home Page
go into parliament: become a member of parliament, be elected to parliament
houses of parliament: the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
hung parliament: a parliament in which no political party has more elected representatives than the others added together
long parliament: English Parliament (assembled on November 3rd 1640, was expelled by Cromwell in 1653, reassembled in 1659 and dissolved in 1660)
member of Parliament: member of the lawmaking body of Great Britain
parliaments: plural of parliament
sit in Parliament: be a member of the house of representatives (Government)
stand for parliament: be a candidate for the legislature

parliament

Hyphenation

par·lia·ment

Turkish pronunciation

pärlımınt

Pronunciation

/ˈpärləmənt/ /ˈpɑːrləmənt/

Etymology

() From Late Latin parlamentum and its sources, Anglo-Norman and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”).