parliament
- Proper noun. Any of several parliaments of various countries.
- Noun. An institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers.
- Noun. A collective noun for a flock of owls or rooks.
- Noun. (historical) Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread.
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