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majlis
maj·lis [ maj líss ] (plural ma·jlis·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
legislative assembly: in various countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia an assembly or parliament
[Early 19th century. < Arabic, "place of session" < jalasa "be seated"]
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