noun “parliament”
singular parliament, plural parliaments or uncountable
- a platform for elected representatives to meet to discuss and make decisions on important political matters
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The parliament met today to discuss new laws about education and healthcare.
- the time when a parliament is active, from one general election until the next
The new laws were introduced in the first year of this parliament.
- used to describe a group of certain birds, like rooks or owls, when they come together
In the quiet forest, a parliament of owls gathered on the old oak tree, their eyes glowing in the moonlight.