ALL meanings of parliament
par·lia·ment
P p - noun parliament (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons. 1
- noun parliament (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of certain British colonies and possessions. 1
- noun parliament a legislative body in any of various other countries. 1
- noun parliament French History. any of several high courts of justice in France before 1789. 1
- noun parliament a meeting or assembly for conference on public or national affairs. 1
- noun parliament Cards. fan-tan (def 1). 1
- noun parliament legislative body 1
- noun parliament British legislature 1
- noun parliament assembly, meeting 1
- noun parliament the body of persons who make up Parliament for the period between elections 0
- noun parliament any of several similar bodies in other countries 0
- noun parliament any of several high courts of justice in France before 1789 0
- countable noun parliament 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. 0
- countable noun parliament 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. 0
- noun parliament an assembly of the representatives of a political nation or people, often the supreme legislative authority 0
- noun parliament any legislative or deliberative assembly, conference, etc 0
- noun parliament (in France before the Revolution) any of several high courts of justice in which royal decrees were registered 0
- noun parliament the highest legislative authority in Britain, consisting of the House of Commons, which exercises effective power, the House of Lords, and the sovereign 0
- noun parliament a similar legislature in another country 0
- noun parliament the two chambers of a Parliament 0
- noun parliament the lower chamber of a Parliament 0
- noun parliament any of the assemblies of such a body created by a general election and royal summons and dissolved before the next election 0
- noun parliament an official or formal conference or council, usually concerned with government or public affairs 0
- noun parliament the national legislative body of Great Britain, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords 0