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parliament en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑːlɪmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpaɾləmənt/ (Scotland)
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• /ˈpɑɹləmənt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɑːləmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈpɐːləmənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor. Latin parabola ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parabolāre Old French parler (to speak) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French parlementbor. Middle English parlement English parliament From Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, parlement, parliment and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, negotiation; assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”) + -ment (“-ment”, suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually indicating an action or state resulting from them) (from Latin -mentum). Compare Medieval Latin parlamentum, parliamentum (“discussion, meeting; council or court summoned by the monarch”), Italian parlamento and Sicilian parramentu.

Meanings

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
   • By the 13th Century, a parliament was when kings met up with English barons to raise cash for fighting wars - mostly against Scotland. 2014, “A brief history of the UK Parliament”, in BBC News:
2. (countable, uncountable) In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
   • The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2016:
3. (countable, uncountable) A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
   • Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.
   • [T]he army under Lambert again thrust the Rump Parliament out of doors, and commenced a new military government, by means of a committee of officers, called the Council of Safety. 1834, Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather (Waverley Tales; 49), Parker's edition, volume I, Boston, Mass.: Samuel H[ale] Parker, →OCLC, page 223:
   • The acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraigne Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. […] 1633, John Hay, editor, The Acts Made in the First Parliament of our Most High and Dread Soveraigne Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.: Holden by Himselfe, Present in Person, with His Three Estates, at Edinburgh, upon the Twentie Eight Day of Iune, Anno Domini 1633, Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Young, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, →OCLC, title page:
4. (collective, countable, uncountable) A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
   • "The people at home call it a rook's parliament when a whole crowd of rooks settle on some bare, wide common, and sit there as if they were consulting, not feeding, only stalking about with drooping wings, and solemn black cloaks." 1866, [Charlotte Mary Yonge], chapter III, in The Heir of Redclyffe […] In Two Volumes, volume I, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, 443 & 445 Broadway, →OCLC, page 32:
   • He'd seen a parliament of rooks a hundred strong fall on and kill one of their number amongst the nodding barley rows, and had been shown a yew that had the face of Jesus in its bark. 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, published 2016, page 122:
   • Man is not the random collection of atoms with no opportunity for redemption. A mere school of fish, a gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, and a congress of baboons—am I to believe these lower primates are my ancestors? And if I should ask a parliament of owls, what might they say? 2015 January 5, Desmond Mattocks, “Seeking Meaning”, in The Last Word of America: The World in Context of America, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 97:
   • A group of owls is called a parliament. 2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
5. (countable, historical, uncountable) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
   • The children had long ago found out that the kites and shuttlecocks were failures; and popular rumour spoke in deprecating terms of the parliament and gingerbread in general, comparing it to petrified sponge, or slices of pumice stone. 1846, Albert Smith, The Snob's Progress:
   • A certain boy leaning up against me would not allow my elbow room, and struck me very sadly in the stomach part, though his own was full of my parliament. 1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter II, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume I, London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC, page 9:
   • He […] was disposed to spoil little Georgy, sadly gorging the boy with apples and parliament, to the detriment of his health—until Amelia declared that George should never go out with his grandpapa unless the latter promised solemnly, and on his honour, not to give the child any cakes, lollipops, or stall produce whatever. 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
6. (UK, countable, uncountable) a length of time for which a parliament is summoned, in modern times therefore the period between two consecutive elections.
   • This parliament has been more scandal-filled than any other in history.

Forms

Coordinates

herd · flock · school

Deriveds

extraparliamentary · Member of Parliament · interparliament · anti-parliamentary · parliament of the streets · act of parliament · Parliament House · hung parliament · stannary parliament · parliamentarism · parliamentary agent · contempt of Parliament · interparliamentary · majority parliament · P-Funk · street parliament · parliamental · unparliamentary · Parliamentarian · House of Parliament · inter-parliamentary · extra-parliamentary · antiparliament · parliamentary · member of parliament · Parliament Hill · antiparliamentary · Parly · parliamentarian · parly · parliamentlike · Polish parliament · minority parliament · parliament-like · European Parliament

Translations (181)

srn asamblei (institution with elected or appointed members) · ms parlimen (institution with elected or appointed members) · mt parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · uk парла́мент (institution with elected or appointed members) · tr parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · prs مَجْلِس (institution with elected or appointed members) · da parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · el βουλή (institution with elected or appointed members) · yue 議會 /议会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · th สภา (institution with elected or appointed members) · lv parlaments (institution with elected or appointed members) · la senātus (institution with elected or appointed members) · sl parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · cs parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · sh парла̀мент (institution with elected or appointed members) · km សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ (institution with elected or appointed members) · ko 국회 (institution with elected or appointed members) · tk parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · tl batasan (institution with elected or appointed members) · id parlemen (institution with elected or appointed members) · sl skupščina (institution with elected or appointed members) · bn মজলিস (institution with elected or appointed members) · grc θεσμοθετεῖον (institution with elected or appointed members) · kw senedh (institution with elected or appointed members) · enm parlement (institution with elected or appointed members) · tg парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · hu országgyűlés (institution with elected or appointed members) · he פַּרְלָמֶנְט (institution with elected or appointed members) · de Parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · mk скупштина (institution with elected or appointed members) · th รัฐสภา (institution with elected or appointed members) · nan-hbl 國會 /国会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · az مجلس (institution with elected or appointed members) · lo ສະພາ (institution with elected or appointed members) · is þing (institution with elected or appointed members) · tt парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · mr संसद (institution with elected or appointed members) · ga parlaimint (institution with elected or appointed members) · ur مَجلِسِ شُوریٰ (institution with elected or appointed members) · id dewan perwakilan (institution with elected or appointed members) · sv parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · ug پارلامېنت (institution with elected or appointed members) · sah түмэн (institution with elected or appointed members) · ca parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · tk mejlis (institution with elected or appointed members) · rsk парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · ro parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · uz parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · ko 의원 (institution with elected or appointed members) · hak 議會 /议会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · io parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · lt parlamentas (institution with elected or appointed members) · az məclis (institution with elected or appointed members) · ast parllamentu (institution with elected or appointed members) · ja 議会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · nan-hbl 議院 /议院 (institution with elected or appointed members) · kmr parleman (institution with elected or appointed members) · tg маҷлис (institution with elected or appointed members) · be парля́мэнт (institution with elected or appointed members) · uz majlis (institution with elected or appointed members) · am ፓርላማ (institution with elected or appointed members) · sv riksdag (institution with elected or appointed members) · nay tendi (institution with elected or appointed members) · vo lülem (flock of owls or rooks) · ky мажилис (institution with elected or appointed members) · ka პარლამენტი (institution with elected or appointed members) · te పార్లమెంట్లు (institution with elected or appointed members) · fy parlemint (institution with elected or appointed members) · tl parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · az deputatxana (institution with elected or appointed members) · pt parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · ast xunta xeneral (institution with elected or appointed members) · tt мәҗлес (institution with elected or appointed members) · km សភា (institution with elected or appointed members) · az parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · eo parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · nds-de parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · hy խորհրդարան (institution with elected or appointed members) · sv ting (institution with elected or appointed members) · cmn 國會 /国会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · mn ᠫᠠᠷᠯᠠᠮᠧᠨᠲ᠋ (institution with elected or appointed members) · sq mbledhje (institution with elected or appointed members) · sh ску̏пштина (institution with elected or appointed members) · hi संसद (institution with elected or appointed members) · ps پارلېمېنټ (institution with elected or appointed members) · ast parlamentu (institution with elected or appointed members) · nl parlement (institution with elected or appointed members) · eu parlamentu, legebiltzar, legegintzaldi (institution with elected or appointed members) · bg парламе́нт (institution with elected or appointed members) · mk собрание (institution with elected or appointed members) · ba парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · gv ard-whaiyl (institution with elected or appointed members) · sco pairlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · sw bunge (institution with elected or appointed members) · gl parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · co parlamentu (institution with elected or appointed members) · el κοινοβούλιο (institution with elected or appointed members) · bn সংসদ (institution with elected or appointed members) · myv масторонь промкс (institution with elected or appointed members) · fi valtiopäivät (institution with elected or appointed members) · ur پارْلِیمان (institution with elected or appointed members) · ar مَجْلِس (institution with elected or appointed members) · cy senedd (institution with elected or appointed members) · la parlamentum (institution with elected or appointed members) · tr meclis (institution with elected or appointed members) · my လွှတ်တော် (institution with elected or appointed members) · ba мәжлес (institution with elected or appointed members) · si පාර්ලිමේන්තුව (institution with elected or appointed members) · yi פּאַרליאַמענט (institution with elected or appointed members) · fo ting (institution with elected or appointed members) · br parlamant (institution with elected or appointed members) · fi parlamentti (institution with elected or appointed members) · vo dail (institution with elected or appointed members) · fr pain d'épices (type of gingerbread) · ia parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · sq kuvend (institution with elected or appointed members) · kk парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · tg парлумон (institution with elected or appointed members) · my ပါလီမန် (institution with elected or appointed members) · ar بَرْلَمَان (institution with elected or appointed members) · ota مجلس (institution with elected or appointed members) · lb parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · hy պառլամենտ (institution with elected or appointed members) · myv парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · de Eulenschwarm (flock of owls or rooks) · fa-ira مَجْلِس (institution with elected or appointed members) · ckb پەرلەمان (institution with elected or appointed members) · nb parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · ur مَجْلِس (institution with elected or appointed members) · so baarlamaan (institution with elected or appointed members) · mk парламе́нт (institution with elected or appointed members) · sk parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · cmn 議會 /议会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · yue 議院 /议院 (institution with elected or appointed members) · ja 議院 (institution with elected or appointed members) · yue 國會 /国会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · qu rimana huñunakuy (institution with elected or appointed members) · ta நாடாளுமன்றம் (institution with elected or appointed members) · nb ting (institution with elected or appointed members) · vi nghị viện (institution with elected or appointed members) · sq parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · ht palman (institution with elected or appointed members) · ko 의회 (institution with elected or appointed members) · oc parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · it parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · vi nghị trường (institution with elected or appointed members) · ky парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · ml പാർലമെന്റ് (institution with elected or appointed members) · mi pāremata (institution with elected or appointed members) · mn парламент (institution with elected or appointed members) · sh skȕpština (institution with elected or appointed members) · af parlement (institution with elected or appointed members) · be парла́мент (institution with elected or appointed members) · ps پارلمان (institution with elected or appointed members) · crh meclis (institution with elected or appointed members) · ja 国会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · et parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · fr parlement (institution with elected or appointed members) · sm fono (institution with elected or appointed members) · pl sejm (institution with elected or appointed members) · sh parlàment (institution with elected or appointed members) · eo deputitejo (institution with elected or appointed members) · kn ಸಂಸತ್ತು (institution with elected or appointed members) · lo ລັດຖະສະພາ (institution with elected or appointed members) · bo རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་གྲོས་ཚོགས (institution with elected or appointed members) · vi quốc hội (institution with elected or appointed members) · da ting (institution with elected or appointed members) · ru парла́мент (institution with elected or appointed members) · gd pàrlamaid (institution with elected or appointed members) · cmn 議院 /议院 (institution with elected or appointed members) · ln palemá (institution with elected or appointed members) · es parlamento (institution with elected or appointed members) · hu parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · pl parlament (institution with elected or appointed members) · fi eduskunta (institution with elected or appointed members) · rw inteko ishinga amategeko (institution with elected or appointed members) · nan-hbl 議會 /议会 (institution with elected or appointed members) · prs پَارْلَمَان (institution with elected or appointed members) · fa-ira پارْلِمان (institution with elected or appointed members) · kk мәжилис (institution with elected or appointed members) · ug مەجلىس (institution with elected or appointed members)

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