as in legislature
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification
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The Serbian parliament erupted into chaos last week, and the Democrats in the House appear not too far behind in duplicating its behavior.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The analysts also factored in the possibility of a splintered fiscal package, with the immediate passage of defense and debt brake policies and the later adoption of the infrastructure plans under a new parliament.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Just 31 lawmakers will be elected to Greenland’s parliament or Inatsisartut, but the vote, which has drawn little attention in previous years, will be watched the world over.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Lebanese legislator Haidar Nasser, who holds one of the two seats allocated to the Alawite sect in parliament, said people were fleeing Syria for safety in Lebanon.
—Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The analysts also factored in the possibility of a splintered fiscal package, with the immediate passage of defense and debt brake policies and the later adoption of the infrastructure plans under a new parliament.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Just 31 lawmakers will be elected to Greenland’s parliament or Inatsisartut, but the vote, which has drawn little attention in previous years, will be watched the world over.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Lebanese legislator Haidar Nasser, who holds one of the two seats allocated to the Alawite sect in parliament, said people were fleeing Syria for safety in Lebanon.
—Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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