majlis

noun

maj·​lis

variants or mejlis or less commonly majles or mejliss

majˈlis,

mej-,

-les

plural -es

: a council, assembly, or tribunal in North Africa or southwestern Asia

specifically : a house of parliament (as in Iran or Iraq) : parliament

Word History

Etymology

Persian majlis assembly, council, from Arabic

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