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| Big Ben |
the bell in the clock tower of the Parliament building in London. [1/2 definitions] |
| bill of rights |
(cap.) such a statement enacted by the British Parliament in 1689. [1/3 definitions] |
| Dail Eireann |
the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. |
| House of Lords |
the upper, nonelective legislative house of the British parliament, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy. |
| Member of Parliament |
one who has been elected to the parliament of a nation. |
| MP |
abbreviation of "Member of Parliament." [1/2 definitions] |
| M.P. |
abbreviation of "Member of Parliament," one who has been elected to the parliament of a nation. |
| Palace of Westminster |
the official name of the building where the British parliament meets; Houses of Parliament. |
| parliamentary |
of, concerning, or having a parliament. [2/3 definitions] |
| Supreme Soviet |
the legislature or parliament of the former Soviet Union, which had two equal houses. |
| surgery |
(Chiefly British) a meeting held by a Minister of Parliament or local government official in which members of the public can raise issues, obtain advice, or get information. [1/6 definitions] |
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