parliament
US:/ˈpɑrləmənt/
UK:/ˈpɑː(r)ləmənt/
n.:
议会；国会；英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）；一届议会的会期
网络:
百乐门；国会大厦；议会大厦
Word forms: (复数) parliaments
Examples
1.
An important step to be taken by the Indian government and the parliament is to pass liability legislation, he said.
他说，印度政府和议会必须采取的重要步骤是通过一项责任立法。
2.
A spokesperson said the Minister was "behind the game" ignoring the evidence of two years of research by the Scottish Parliament.
一位发言人说，部长后面的比赛忽略了两年的研究由苏格兰议会的证据。
3.
Russia's pro-Kremlin Duma or lower house of parliament rushed through the necessary legislation in less than a week.
俄罗斯支持克里姆林宫的杜马，或者说是众议院，在一个星期内就匆忙地通过了必需的相关立法。
4.
He recently broke down in tears under intense questioning in parliament and said he was willing to quit as soon as the proper time came.
菅直人最近在议会的强烈质疑中流出了眼泪，同时也表示他自己将在合适的时间到来时离职。
5.
In 1996, he disbanded parliament, which had been seeking to impeach him, and also strengthened his control over the judiciary.
1996年，他解散了试图弹劾他的议会，同时加强了对司法的控制。
6.
Britain's energy bill is still bogged down in parliament, adding to uncertainty over the future for renewables.
英国的能源法案依然被困在议会之中，这为可再生能源的未来增添了不确定性。
7.
The colonists' complaint was that they were being unduly taxed without any representation in British parliament.
殖民者们的不满在于，他们上缴了过多的税款，而英国议会却没有给予任何表示。
8.
will of Parliament and the nation that this should be received on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties.
国会与国民显然希望这个内阁在最广泛的基础上组成，包括所有党派在内。
9.
All this law made by or on behalf of Parliament, taken together, is called legislation.
所有这些由或者代表议会制定的法律，汇集在一起，总称为制定法。
10.
If the House of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
若不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。