parliament
n. 议会,国会
The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow.
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。
A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday.
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。
1. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
parliament, congress
这两个名词均可表示"国会,议会"之意。
The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger.
国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险.
He has been reelected to Parliament.
他被重新选入议会.
The chairman opened the Parliament.
主席宣布议会开始.
The power to change the law resides in Parliament.
修改法律的权力属于国会.
She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.
她被指控故意误道议会.