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the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the treaty was referred to the nation's parliament for ratification
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In a parallel probe, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday launched a trial to rule on parliament’s impeachment of Yoon.
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Mondlane called for another round of protests against the inauguration of members of parliament and Chapo’s inauguration.
—Charles Mangwiro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Lebanon’s parliament voted on Jan. 9 to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Canadian parliament will be prorogued, or suspended, until March 24 while the Liberal Party chooses a new leader.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Mondlane called for another round of protests against the inauguration of members of parliament and Chapo’s inauguration.
—Charles Mangwiro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Lebanon’s parliament voted on Jan. 9 to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Canadian parliament will be prorogued, or suspended, until March 24 while the Liberal Party chooses a new leader.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Parliament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliament. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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