Meanings (ES + gloss)
parlamento
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.
The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP.
Phrases
European ParliamentHouse of ParliamentMember of ParliamentP-FunkParliament HillParliament HouseParliamentarianParlyPolish parliamentact of parliamentanti-parliamentaryantiparliamentantiparliamentarycontempt of Parliamentextra-parliamentaryextraparliamentaryhung parliamentinter-parliamentaryinterparliamentinterparliamentarymajority parliamentmember of parliamentminority parliamentparliament of the streetsparliament-likeparliamentalparliamentarianparliamentarismparliamentaryparliamentary agentparliamentlikeparlystannary parliamentstreet parliamentunparliamentary
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