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How to pronounce “parliament”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of parliament with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks 19 minutes
this was passed by the Icelandic parliament unanimously.
- Definition summary
- (now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues. [from 13th c.]
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How to pronounce parliament
Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks 19 minutes
this was passed by the Icelandic parliament unanimously.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “parliament”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues. [from 13th c.]
- 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. [from 14th c.]
- 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). [from 14th c.]
- (collective) A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls. [from 15th c.]
- (historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread. [from 19th c.]
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