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| par·lia·ment [ prləmənt ] (plural par·lia·ments) |
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1. legislative body: a nation's legislative body, made up of elected and sometimes nonelected representatives
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2. assembly of parliament: an assembly of a parliament, created following an election and dissolved before the next election
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| [13th century. < Old French parlement< parler "speak" (see parley)] |
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