το κοινοβούλιο

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parliament
The collective noun for a group of rooks (the species of bird) or owls
Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers
Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread

A certain boy leaning up against me would not allow my elbow room, and struck me very sadly in the stomach part, though his own was full of my parliament.

{n} the chief assembly of England
the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws
A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp
n the national legislative body of Great Britian, composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and to exercise legislative powers, and in some cases executive or judicial powers also
The political assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote upon proposed laws The word 'parliament' comes from 15th century English, and from a French word meaning 'talking place' In the ACT, the Legislative Assembly is the parliament
Great Britain
{i} house of representatives, legislature, senate, official government council, national legislative body of certain countries
The Parliament of New South Wales consists of the Queen (i e her representative, the Governor) and the two Houses of Parliament The term 'parliament' was in use from medieval times in England to describe talks between the English King and his nobles, deriving from the old French word "parlement" (for "speaking")
The House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Queen all make up Parliament
in Queensland, the Governor and the Legislative Assembly
in Australia, an assembly of elected representatives, usually having an upper and a lower house which, with the head of state (the Queen, represented by the Governor-General or Governor), makes the laws for the country or state
the legislative body in England, much like Congress in the USA King Charles dissolved Parliament in 1629 He summoned Parliament in 1640 to get support for for a war with Scotland (which was still a separate kingdom) About 1641, Parliament (mostly Puritans now) assembled its own rebel army and declared that the king could no longer dissolve parliament, attempting to greatly reduce the king's power In 1649, King Charles I was beheaded as a traitor In 1660, King Charles II regained control in the "Restoration" Shortly afterward, Col Daniel Axtell was hanged, drawn and quartered for his role in the 1642 overthrow (he was captain of the guard at the king's trial) Today, the king or queen of England has no legislative powers
The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz
The lawmaking body of the British government Bicameral: Having two-houses Both Parliament and the Congress are bicameral legislatures Compromise: An agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands Legislature: A lawmaking body such as Congress or Parliament Great Compromise: The delegates of the constitutional Convention developed an agreement where the legislature would have two houses In one house, representation would be equal In the other, the House of Representatives, the state would be represented according to the size of the population
the supreme legislative body of various political units
A parleying; a discussion; a conference