parliament

parliament US [pɑ:rləmənt] / UK [pɑ:ləmənt]

[NOUN] The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow.
Portugal's parliament rejected a new government austerity plan Wednesday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister José Sócrates and setting off a new phase in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.

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