1 [C,sing.+sing./pl.v.] the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country:
The German parliament is called the 'Bundestag'.
2 (Parliament) [U+sing./pl.v.] the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords:
a Member of Parliament * the issue was debated in Parliament * an Act of Parliament * to have / win a seat in Parliament * to be elected to Parliament
3 (also Parliament) [C,U] a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one GENERALELECTION and the next:
We are now into the second half of the parliament. * to dissolve Parliament (= formally end its activities) and call an election
seealsoHOUSESOFPARLIAMENT, HUNG
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