PARLIAMENT

10 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of PARLIAMENT

noun

  1. A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

  2. 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 spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.

  3. A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).

    "Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P A R L I A M E N T
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Anagrams of PARLIAMENT

Words that use the same letters:

PALERMITAN

Words Containing "PARLIAMENT"

ANTIPARLIAMENT DEPARLIAMENT INTERPARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTAL PARLIAMENTARY PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARILY PARLIAMENTARISM PARLIAMENTARIZE PARLIAMENTEER PARLIAMENTER PARLIAMENTS PROPARLIAMENTAL SUBPARLIAMENT UNPARLIAMENTARY UNPARLIAMENTED

Words Starting with "PARLIAMENT"

PARLIAMENTAL PARLIAMENTARY PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARILY PARLIAMENTARISM PARLIAMENTARIZE PARLIAMENTEER PARLIAMENTER PARLIAMENTS

Words Ending with "PARLIAMENT"

ANTIPARLIAMENT DEPARLIAMENT INTERPARLIAMENT SUBPARLIAMENT