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parliament

[pahr-luh-muhnt, pahrl-yuh-] / หˆpษ‘r lษ™ mษ™nt, หˆpษ‘rl jษ™- /


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In the interim, Netanyahu would remain prime minister, but his supporters would form only a minority of parliament.

From Slate โ— Oct. 30, 2026

"This parliament is increasingly looking like one of two halves," said the think tank's chief executive, Ruth Curtice.

From BBC โ— Oct. 29, 2026

Last week, Libya's eastern-based parliament approved a maritime demarcation deal with Turkey, years after rejecting it when it was first signed.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 28, 2026

RBA Gov. Michele Bullock was speaking to parliament as the data were released, and she took the opportunity to restate her concerns about the inflation outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 28, 2026

The RJF members called virtually every member of parliament to lobby for citizenship: full, permanent citizenship, not just a temporary permit to live in Iceland.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

He said this would include taking power away from devolved parliaments and empowering communities.

From BBC โ— Jun. 29, 2026

Popes rarely address parliaments, trying to avoid overt political interventions.

From Barron's โ— Jun. 8, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate โ— May 26, 2026

And yes, just days before those crucial elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and to many English local authorities.

From BBC โ— Apr. 24, 2026

The Haudenosaunee thus would have the second oldest continuously existing representative parliaments on earth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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