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# parliament

noun (a parliament, parliaments; Parliament)

«parliament» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A parliament is a group of people elected to make the laws of a country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#m1)
2. Parliament is the building where they meet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#m2)
3. A parliament of owls is a name for a group of owls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and history lessons pupils learn that the UK, Canada, Australia, NZ and Ireland have parliaments (in Ireland the Oireachtas, with the Dáil; the USA has Congress instead). Schools may have a school parliament or council. Phrases: Member of Parliament (MP), Houses of Parliament, act of parliament.

### Examples

- Parliament makes the laws of the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x1)
- Our class visited Parliament in Canberra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x2)
- The new law passed through Parliament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x3)
- She wants to be a Member of Parliament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x4)
- Our school parliament voted for a new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x5)
- A parliament of owls sat in the barn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x6)
- The Houses of Parliament are next to Big Ben. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x7)
- Each area elects people to parliament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x8)
- He speaks in the Parliament, not for the benefit of the country, but only for himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/#x9)

### Note

Capital P when it means one country's parliament. Spelling trap: the "ia" is silent-ish: par-li-a-ment, said PAR-luh-ment. Adjective: parliamentary. MP = Member of Parliament.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parliament» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliament/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parliament» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parliament.html) on Mova free.