/
ˈpɑːləm(ə)nt/
n.
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(Parliament)
(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
▸the members of this legislature for the period between dissolutions.
- a similar body in other nations and states.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. parlement ‘speaking’.