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parliament

[pahr-luh-muhnt, pahrl-yuh-] / ˈpɑr lə mənt, ˈpɑrl yə- /


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The parliament elected Joseph Aoun as president, and the U.S. hailed the opportunity for the government to assert its sovereignty and disarm the militant group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The initiative faces broad opposition across the government, parliament and business sector, but opinion polls suggest the vote could be tight.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“People are fed up with the selective and uneven implementation of laws,” said Waddah Sadek, a member of parliament representing the neighborhood where the clashes occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Two other opposition forces -- ex-president Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia" alliance and the Prosperous Armenia party -- also cleared the electoral threshold to get into parliament, winning 9.9 percent and four percent of the vote, respectively.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In March, the German parliament endorsed the Enabling Act, granting Hitler unprecedented power to enact laws without parliamentary involvement.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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