parliament

As I watched rows of identical-looking loaves speeding along the conveyer I thought about Russia's parliament.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Golden Dawn made a sensational entry into parliament in 2012, in a climate of social distress linked to the financial crisis in Greece, loss of trust in institutions and discrediting of the main political parties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Now 45, he is set to be released in October - a decision that came weeks before Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced he would end IPPs before the end of this parliament.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The government told parliament in July that 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk", external following a 2025 scientific assessment of 189 high-risk lakes in the Indian Himalayan region.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

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

From Barron's ● 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 ● May 26, 2026

Rebellion was rare in post-war parliaments but became more common in the Major, Blair and coalition governments as backbenchers grew in confidence and party management weakened.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Voters in Scotland and Wales will choose who should run their national parliaments, while seats on dozens of councils and mayors are up for election in England.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

The forums were parliaments of the people, not unlike the meetings of chiefs at the Great Place that I witnessed as a boy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela