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parliament

par·lia·ment [ prləmənt ] (plural par·lia·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. legislative body: a nation's legislative body, made up of elected and sometimes nonelected representatives

2. assembly of parliament: an assembly of a parliament, created following an election and dissolved before the next election

[13th century. < Old French parlement< parler "speak" (see parley)]
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