parliament

英 [ˈpɑːləmənt]

美 [ˈpɑːrləmənt]

n. 议会; 国会; 英国议会(包括下议院和上议院); 一届议会的会期; (两次大选之间的)一届议会

复数：parliaments　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.994 / COCA.5169

牛津词典

noun

议会；国会
the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country
1. The German parliament is called the ‘Bundestag’.
  德国的议会称为Bundestag。
英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）
the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
1. a Member of Parliament
  议会议员
2. the issue was debated in Parliament
  议会就这个问题进行了辩论。
3. an Act of Parliament
  议会法案
4. to win a seat in Parliament
  赢得议会中的一个席位
5. to be elected to Parliament
  当选为议会议员
一届议会的会期；（两次大选之间的）一届议会
a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one general election and the next
1. We are now into the second half of the parliament.
  我们现已进入了本届议会的后半任期。
2. to dissolve Parliament (= formally end its activities) and call an election
  解散议会并下令举行大选

See also:Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.Houses of Parliament Member of Parliament
N-COUNT 一届议会（会期）
A particularparliamentis a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday.
1. The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
  预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。

noun

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens
Synonym:fantansevens
a legislative assembly in certain countries

To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party
为巩固其在国会中的地位，他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。
We had a statutory duty to report to Parliament.
我们有向议会报告的法定义务。
The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate
俄罗斯议会本月晚些时候将举行特别会议决定他的命运。
Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building
反对派示威者已经在通往国会大厦的道路上设置了路障。
The group intended to present this petition to the parliament.
这个团体打算把这份请愿书呈递给议会。
The Chancellor's budget must be approved by Parliament.
财政大臣的预算须由国会批准。
The Health Secretary told Parliament that the reforms would be phased in over three years
卫生大臣对议会说，改革将在3年内逐步展开。
He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。
When the Russian parliament overturned his decision, he backed down
俄罗斯议会推翻了他的决定，他只好作罢。
He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament
他在俄罗斯保守议会的压力下被迫辞职。