parliament
/ˈpɑːləmənt/noun
1Parliament
- (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons（英国）议会：
the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament
国务大臣将向议会提交建议
an Act of Parliament.
议会法案。
1.1
- the members of this legislature for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next（一届议会的）全体议员：
the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign.
这项法案是上届议会通过的。
1.2
- a similar legislature in other nations and states（英国以外其他国家的）议会, 国会：
the Russian parliament.
俄国议会。
词源
Middle English: from Old French parlement 'speaking', from the verb parler.