as in legislature
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification
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Recent Examples of parliament
Iran’s president and its parliament speaker posted statements on social media declaring the country has no hard-liners or moderates.
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Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated Thursday near Germany’s parliament building, according to German news agency dpa.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Complicating the situation, however, was Iran’s parliament speaker resigning from the negotiating team, according to Israel’s N12 news.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Lithuania’s parliament gave final approval to build a military training ground near a strategically vital stretch of NATO territory, amid protests by local residents and opposition from within the governing coalition.
—Milda Seputyte, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated Thursday near Germany’s parliament building, according to German news agency dpa.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Complicating the situation, however, was Iran’s parliament speaker resigning from the negotiating team, according to Israel’s N12 news.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Lithuania’s parliament gave final approval to build a military training ground near a strategically vital stretch of NATO territory, amid protests by local residents and opposition from within the governing coalition.
—Milda Seputyte, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliament
Noun
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Unions are a visible force in helping counter fierce opposition in communities and hostile legislation in Congress and legislatures, often aligning with traditional Republican pro-business constituencies and forcing Democrats to choose between them and progressives who want to take a harder line.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That includes serving in both the House and Senate, serving as co-chairman of five different committees and being involved in major issues facing the legislature for 12 years as Senate majority leader before becoming Senate president pro tempore.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Ramagem was stripped of his seat in Brazil’s congress in December as a consequence of his conviction in the coup case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Polls show that Peruvians overwhelmingly want fresh blood in their politics, meaning candidates without links to the current congress.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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