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Parliament
Found in thesaurus: legislative, legislative assembly, law-makers, general assembly, legislature, card game, cards
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parliament
n.
house of representatives, legislature, senate, official government council, national legislative body of certain countries
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Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative, elected body of government. Generally a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government (i.e., hearings, inquiries).
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parliament
Noun
1. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
(hypernym) legislature, legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers
(hyponym) British Parliament
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(class) interpellation
2. 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
(synonym) fantan, sevens
(hypernym) card game, cards
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parliament
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parlament
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parliament
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