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Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. The term is similar to the idea of a senate, synod or congress, and is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies, a form of government with a monarch as the head. Some contexts restrict the use of the word parliament to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g. the Parliament of Burundi), even where it is not in the official name.
Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies, e.g. medieval parliaments.
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Parliament (noun)
A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues. from 14th c.
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Parliament (noun)
In many countries, the 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 spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. from 14th c.
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Parliament (noun)
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.
“Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation’s fifth parliament.”
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Parliament (noun)
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls. from 15th c.
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Parliament (noun)
Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread. from 19th c.
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Cabinet (noun)
A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
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Cabinet (noun)
A cupboard.
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Cabinet (noun)
The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game.
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Cabinet (noun)
A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞” by 5½”.
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Cabinet (noun)
A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
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Cabinet (noun)
In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
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Cabinet (noun)
A small chamber or private room.
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Cabinet (noun)
(often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.
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Cabinet (noun)
Milkshake.
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Cabinet (noun)
A hut; a cottage; a small house.