par‧lia‧ment W2 / pɑləmənt $ pɑr- / 名词

1 [ countable , also + 复数形式 动词 British English ] the group of people who are elected to make a country’s laws and discuss important national affairs → government , MP :

They demanded a free parliament and press.

2 Parliament [ singular also + 复数形式 动词 British English ] the main law-making institution in the UK, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords

in Parliament

The government has actually increased its majority in Parliament. → hung parliament

3 [可数名词] the period during which the British Parliament meets :

We expect to get these laws passed during the present parliament.

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be elected to parliament She was elected to parliament in 1997.

stand for parliament (= try to be elected ) Ms Jackson stood for Parliament as a Labour candidate.

enter/get into parliament (= be elected as a member of parliament ) Tony Blair first entered Parliament in 1983.

be returned to Parliament (= be elected ) Creevey was returned to Parliament as MP for Appleby.

a bill is passed by parliament (= it is made into a law ) The bill was passed by Parliament last May.

a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made a law ) The bill is currently going through Parliament.

go before/be put before parliament (= be considered by parliament ) The Bill goes before Parliament on November 16.

dissolve parliament formal (= officially end parliament before holding an election ) The Prime Minister will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.

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a member of parliament He was the Conservative member of Parliament for Edgbaston.

an act of parliament (= a law that has been passed by parliament ) Their rights are guaranteed by Act of Parliament.

a seat in parliament (= a position as member of parliament ) If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.

a session of parliament (= when its members are working ) The Queen opened a new session of Parliament last week.

the lifetime of a parliament (= from when a government is elected until it calls an election ) We shall not make changes in this area, at least in the lifetime of this Parliament.