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parliament
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parliament
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parliament
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Parliament
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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parliament
(wn) | parliament
n 1: a legislative assembly in certain countries
2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in
sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are
the first to use all your cards [syn: fantan, sevens,
parliament] |
PARLIAMENT
(bouvier) | PARLIAMENT. This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English
law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the government of Great
Britain, composed of the house of lords, and the house of commons.
2. It is an error to regard the king of Great Britain as forming a part
of parliament. The connexion between the king and the lords spiritual, the
lords temporal, and the commons, which, when assembled in parliament, form
the, three states of the realm, is the same as that which subsists between
the king and those states -- the people at large -- out of parliament;
Colton's Records, 710; the king not being, in either case, a member, branch,
or co-estate, but standing solely in the relation of sovereign or head.
Rot. Par. vol. iii,. 623 a.; 2 Mann. & Gr. 457 n.
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parliamentary
(mass) | parliamentary
- parlamentný |
parliamentarian
(encz) | parliamentarian,parlamentář n: Zdeněk Brožparliamentarian,poslanec parlamentu n: Zdeněk Brož |
parliamentary
(encz) | parliamentary,parlamentní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
parliamentary agent
(encz) | parliamentary agent, n: |
parliamentary democracy
(encz) | parliamentary democracy,parlamentní demokracie Clock |
parliamentary law
(encz) | parliamentary law, n: |
parliamentary monarchy
(encz) | parliamentary monarchy, n: |
parliamentary procedure
(encz) | parliamentary procedure, n: |
unparliamentary
(encz) | unparliamentary, adj: |
parliamentary private secretary
(czen) | Parliamentary Private Secretary,PPS[zkr.] PetrV |
Long Parliament
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
[1913 Webster]Long \Long\, a. [Compar. Longer; superl. Longest.] [AS.
long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
Cf. Length, Ling a fish, Linger, Lunge, Purloin.]
1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to
short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
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2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a
considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series
of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a
long book.
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3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;
lingering; as, long hours of watching.
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4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in
time; far away.
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The we may us reserve both fresh and strong
Against the tournament, which is not long.
--Spenser.
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5. Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified
length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that
is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
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6. Far-reaching; extensive. " Long views." --Burke.
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7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in
utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short,
a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.
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8. (Finance & Com.) Having a supply of stocks or goods;
prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in
prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or
go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the
market, to hold products or securities for a rise in
price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to
short.
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Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound
adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,
long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,
long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,
etc.
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In the long run, in the whole course of things taken
together; in the ultimate result; eventually.
Long clam (Zool.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the
Northern United States and Canada; -- called also
soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya.
Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.
Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending
below the feet.
Long division. (Math.) See Division.
Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen.
Long home, the grave.
Long measure, Long meter. See under Measure, Meter.
Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which
assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,
April 20, 1653.
Long price, the full retail price.
Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed
to be the Orchis mascula. --Dr. Prior.
Long suit
(a) (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more
than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.
(b) One's most important resource or source of strength;
as, as an entertainer, her voice was her long suit.
Long tom.
(a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of
a vessel.
(b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western
U.S.]
(c) (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse.
Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam
is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work
progresses, except where passages are needed.
Of long, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
To be long of the market, or To go long of the market,
To be on the long side of the market, etc. (Stock
Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a
contract under which one can demand stock on or before a
certain day at a stipulated price; -- opposed to short
in such phrases as, to be short of stock, to sell short,
etc. [Cant] See Short.
To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
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of parliament
(gcide) | Roll \Roll\, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus
? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See
Roll, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, Rouleau, Roulette.]
1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll
of a ball; the roll of waves.
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2. That which rolls; a roller. Specifically:
(a) A heavy cylinder used to break clods. --Mortimer.
(b) One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers,
between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed,
as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the
rolls.
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3. That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool,
paper, cloth, etc. Specifically:
(a) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or
other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
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Busy angels spread
The lasting roll, recording what we say.
--Prior.
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(b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a
record; also, a catalogue; a list.
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The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the
petitions, answers, and transactions in
Parliament, are extant. --Sir M. Hale.
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The roll and list of that army doth remain.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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(c) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as,
a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
(d) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
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4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled
or doubled upon itself.
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5. (Naut.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to
side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise
and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
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6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or
of thunder.
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7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as
scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
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8. Part; office; duty; role. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Long roll (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the
signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to
arrange themselves in line.
Master of the rolls. See under Master.
Roll call, the act, or the time, of calling over a list
names, as among soldiers.
Rolls of court, of parliament (or of any public body),
the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings
of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and
which constitute the records of such public body.
To call the roll, to call off or recite a list or roll of
names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to
ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from
those present.
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Syn: List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See
List.
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Parliament
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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Parliament heel
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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Parliament hinge
(gcide) | Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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Parliamental
(gcide) | Parliamental \Par`lia*men"tal\, a.
Parliamentary. [Obs.]
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Parliamentarian
(gcide) | Parliamentarian \Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Parliament. --Wood.
[1913 Webster]Parliamentarian \Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an\, n.
1. (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in
opposition to King Charles I. --Walpole.
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2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or
similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished
parliamentarian.
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Parliamentarily
(gcide) | Parliamentarily \Par`lia*men"ta*ri*ly\, adv.
In a parliamentary manner.
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Parliamentary
(gcide) | Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
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1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary
authority. --Bacon.
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2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
--Sir M. Hale.
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3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of
deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion;
parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
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Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor,
professionally employed by private parties to explain and
recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of
Parliament. [Eng.]
Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of
Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the
conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.
[Eng.]
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Parliamentary agent
(gcide) | Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
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1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary
authority. --Bacon.
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2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
--Sir M. Hale.
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3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of
deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion;
parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
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Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor,
professionally employed by private parties to explain and
recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of
Parliament. [Eng.]
Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of
Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the
conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.
[Eng.]
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Parliamentary train
(gcide) | Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
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1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary
authority. --Bacon.
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2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
--Sir M. Hale.
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3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of
deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion;
parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
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Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor,
professionally employed by private parties to explain and
recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of
Parliament. [Eng.]
Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of
Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the
conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.
[Eng.]
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Rump Parliament
(gcide) | Rump \Rump\, n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG.
rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump,
tail.]
1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts
adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
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2. Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and
the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.
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3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
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Rump Parliament, or The Rump (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of
the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in
1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved
by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions,
ending finally in 1659.
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The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army
abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints
Cromwell governed. --Swift.
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Rump steak, a beefsteak from the rump. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.
parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See
Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
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But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.
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2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;
esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
having authority to make laws.
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They made request that it might be lawful for them
to summon a parliament of Gauls. --Golding.
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3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,
lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,
sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal
authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
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Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the
three estates named above.
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4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the
several principal judicial courts.
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Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to
careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a
projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or
shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and
Rump.
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Unparliamentariness
(gcide) | Unparliamentary \Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a.
Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary
bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
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Unparliamentary
(gcide) | Unparliamentary \Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a.
Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary
bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
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british parliament
(wn) | British Parliament
n 1: the British legislative body |
houses of parliament
(wn) | Houses of Parliament
n 1: the building in which the House of Commons and the House of
Lords meet |
member of parliament
(wn) | Member of Parliament
n 1: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of
the House of Commons [syn: Parliamentarian, {Member of
Parliament}] |
parliamentarian
(wn) | Parliamentarian
n 1: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of
the House of Commons [syn: Parliamentarian, {Member of
Parliament}]
2: an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures |
parliamentary
(wn) | parliamentary
adj 1: relating to or having the nature of a parliament;
"parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
2: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of
cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the
legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
3: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or
deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law" |
parliamentary agent
(wn) | parliamentary agent
n 1: a person who is employed to look after the affairs of
businesses that are affected by legislation of the British
Parliament |
parliamentary democracy
(wn) | parliamentary democracy
n 1: a democracy having a parliament |
parliamentary law
(wn) | parliamentary law
n 1: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order,
rules of order, parliamentary law, {parliamentary
procedure}] |
parliamentary monarchy
(wn) | parliamentary monarchy
n 1: a monarchy having a parliament |
parliamentary procedure
(wn) | parliamentary procedure
n 1: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order,
rules of order, parliamentary law, {parliamentary
procedure}] |
unparliamentary
(wn) | unparliamentary
adj 1: so rude and abusive as to be unsuitable for parliament |
PARLIAMENT
(bouvier) | PARLIAMENT. This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English
law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the government of Great
Britain, composed of the house of lords, and the house of commons.
2. It is an error to regard the king of Great Britain as forming a part
of parliament. The connexion between the king and the lords spiritual, the
lords temporal, and the commons, which, when assembled in parliament, form
the, three states of the realm, is the same as that which subsists between
the king and those states -- the people at large -- out of parliament;
Colton's Records, 710; the king not being, in either case, a member, branch,
or co-estate, but standing solely in the relation of sovereign or head.
Rot. Par. vol. iii,. 623 a.; 2 Mann. & Gr. 457 n.
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