B2 [ C or U ] in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country:
She was elected to Parliament in 1997.
› [ C ] a particular period of time during which a parliament is operating, between either holidays or elections
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- There are two chambers in the British parliament - the House of Commons is the lower chamber, and the House of Lords is the upper chamber.
- If there were as many women as there are men in parliament, the situation would be very different.
- The opposition leader led a very forceful attack on the government in parliament this morning.
- When a bill is passed in parliament it becomes law.
- After 30 years in the political arena, our local member of parliament is retiring next year.
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