Parliament

/pˈɑːləmənt/

/ˈpɑɹɫəmənt/

[noun]

Parliament

[NOUN]

the group of elected politicians whose responsibility is changing or making laws or discussing political matters

a large group of rooks or owls

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

synonyms : fantan

sevens

Examples

1. Parliament breaks for recess next week.

2. Parliament continued sitting until March 16.

3. Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.

4. The political party achieved a clean sweep of the election, winning all the seats in the parliament and forming a majority government.