How to use parliament in a sentence

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• The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.From the entry paralysis
• The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.From the entry outlying
• The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.From the entry despotic
• The MP told parliament that legalising cannabis would be the thin end of the wedge.From the entry thin end of the wedge
• Similar to members of parliaments, members of Congress are civil servants.From the entry member of parliament
• Parliament will hold a vote of confidence regarding the minister.From the entry vote
• The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections.From the entry railroad
• The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.From the entry representation
• The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.From the entry dissolve
• John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.From the entry constituency
• Parliament passed a statute on environmental protection.From the entry statute
• The parliament levied a tax on all printed matter.From the entry printed
• In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.From the entry sectarianism
• Parliament shall sit as of right.From the entry as of right
• Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.2025 March 20, Kate Bartlett, “Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job”, in NPR. From the entry Coventry
• Some have also called for the speaker of the parliament, Anita Annet Among, to resign.2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN. From the entry United Kingdom
• Donnette, from Ohio, said: 'I still remember witnessing Senator Linda Reynolds being brutally targeted in parliament.2024 August 19, Charlotte Karp, “Brittany Higgins trial: Eerie cyber army defending Linda Reynolds pops up online - and they're all saying…. From the entry Donnette
• And no, I don’t think it would get through parliament,” he told LBC.2022 October 3, Damian Green, quotee, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian. From the entry LBC
• The decision angered protesters and opposition parliamentarians, who accused parliament of trying to buy time.2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters, Reuters, retrieved 25…. From the entry buy time
• Here are some of the highlights lowlights of the state opening of parliament.2019 December 19, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “The absolute state of it: lowlights from the opening of parliament”, in The Guardian. From the entry lowlight
• The ideal formulated above provides the larger framework for understanding the ways of the transnational parliament.2013, Michel S. Laguerre, “Croatia: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation”, in Parliament and Diaspora in Europe (Europe in Translation…. From the entry Bosnia-Herzegovinan
• We saw yesterday the—two-thirds of the Iraqi bloc walking out of the parliament before electing Talabani.2012, Thomas R. Mockaitis, The Iraq War: A Documentary and Reference Guide - Page 302. From the entry unagreement
• The judicial branch of government in Norden is framed around the conception of the sovereignty of parliament.2008, Josep M. Colomer, editor, Comparative European Politics, 3rd edition, Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry unicameral
• Once a parliament abolishes capital punishment, it's very hard to unabolish it.2001 May 14, in The New Yorker, reprinted in 2005 in Politics: Observations & Arguments, 1966-2004 (Hendrik Hertzberg). From the entry unabolish
• We teach that parliament is sovereign, as in a democracy it should be.1991, Lord Wedderburn [i.e., Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton], “The Injunction and the Sovereignty of Parliament: Control of…. From the entry open sesame
• On Tuesday, perhaps unwittingly, a handful of members of parliament decided to see how much further they could push it.2025 May 7, Mark Sappenfield, “Merz wins in vote that reveals the challenges ahead for Germany”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry unwittingly
• The push to amend the Civil and Commercial Code on marriage is expected to enter parliament on Wednesday.2022 February 9, E. Parpart, N. Patanasophon, “Activists push for new ammendment that would give marital rights for all”, in Thai…. From the entry push
• The vote in the Bundestag (parliament) on Thursday makes defiling foreign flags equal to the crime of defiling the German flag.2020 May 15, “Burning EU and other flags can now bring German jail term”, in BBC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2025. From the entry german
• He's also well-liked and respected in parliament, which is important in trying to take the work of the committee forward.2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35. From the entry well-liked
• We are heading for a hung parliament.2017 June 9, Rajeev Syal, Alan Travis, “What is a hung parliament and what happens now?: The Conservatives have failed to win a majority…. From the entry hung parliament
• She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian. From the entry constituency
• Partly because it succeeded far better inside parliament than out.2010, Brian Harrison, Finding a Role?: The United Kingdom 1970-1990, page 2181. From the entry refugee
• Among other things, she voted not to ratify a provision that 30 percent of people voted to parliament should be women.2010, Anne Rasmussen, Women, the Recited Qur’an, and Islamic Music in Indonesia, page 271. From the entry antiwoman

Meaning of parliament

1. noun A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
2. noun In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
3. noun A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).

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Questions about parliament in a sentence

How do you use parliament in a sentence?

Parliament is used as a noun. For example: “Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.”

What is a short sentence with parliament?

“Parliament shall sit as of right.”

What does parliament mean?

Parliament means a formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.