parliament

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT/N-PROPER The parliament of some countries is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. 议会
The Bangladesh Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law. 孟加拉共和国议会今天批准了这项政策，但它还没有成为法律。
2. →see also Member of Parliament
3. N-COUNT 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. 一届议会的任期; (两次大选之间的) 一届议会
The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament. 这项法规有望在下届议会中通过。

There are two chambers in the British parliament - the House of Commons is the lower chamber , and the House of Lords is the upper chamber .
If there were as many women as there are men in parliament, the situation would be very different.
The opposition leader led a very forceful attack on the government in parliament this morning .
When a bill is passed in parliament it becomes law .
After 30 years in the political arena , our local member of parliament is retiring next year .