parliament

n.议会，国会

noun

1. 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。
2. 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
3. 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

名词复数形式:parliaments

parliament 议会，国会

来自古法语parler,说话，词源同parley,parlor.引申词义说话的地方，后用于指议会，国会。

1. By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
   到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
2. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops
   议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
3. It is the work of Ivor Roberts-Jones, who also produced the statue of Churchill in Parliament Square
   这是艾弗·罗伯茨-琼斯的作品，他还创作了议会广场上的丘吉尔塑像。
4. Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
   议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
5. He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
   他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。
6. Politicians say it could lead to a dissolution of parliament.
   政客们说这可能会导致议会解散。
7. 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。
8. People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
   人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. All eighty opposition members of parliament have handed in their resignation.
    议会中80名反对党成员全部递交了辞呈。
12. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs
    议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。
13. He was elected to Parliament as the Member for Leeds.
    他当选为利兹市议员而进入了议会。
14. Ministers must not knowingly mislead Parliament and the public.
    大臣们不应该故意地误导议会与公众。
15. 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。
16. Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.
    议会于今天批准了这项政策，但尚未成为法律。
17. 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。
18. The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent
    爱沙尼亚议会已经通过了宣布共和国完全独立的决议。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. It was certainly serious enough for him to reconvene Parliament
    他重新召集国会当然是件非常重大的事了。
22. Parliament plans to redraft the law on privatisation
    国会计划重新起草私有化法律。
23. More than half his long service in parliament has been as a cabinet minister.
    他长期在议会任职，其中大半时间担任内阁部长。
24. Jacques Arnold has been a member of parliament since 1987
    雅克·阿诺德自1987年以来一直是议会议员。
25. We had a statutory duty to report to Parliament.
    我们有向议会报告的法定义务。
26. 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。
27. The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
    马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了。
28. They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme
    他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。
29. The government collided with Parliament over its industrial plans.
    政府在工业规划上与议会发生冲突。
30. The Chancellor's budget must be approved by Parliament.
    财政大臣的预算须由国会批准。