noun · formal
parliament
UK/ˈpɑːləmənt/US/ˈpɑːrələmənt/PAR·lia·ment
Band 5-6task2speaking
The national legislative body where elected representatives meet to discuss and pass laws.
Examples
“Parliament debated the bill for three days.”
“A member of parliament spoke strongly against the proposal.”
“The new law was referred back to parliament for revision.”
Band 8 sentence
“After lengthy committee hearings, the amended bill finally returned to parliament for a final vote.”
Collocations
- member of parliament (MP)
- sit in parliament / pass a bill in parliament
Word family
parliament nounparliamentary adjective
Common mistakes
parliaments→parliament
a parliamentary→a parliament / parliamentary (adj)
Say it for a higher band
5assembly→6congress→7+parliament
Synonyms
assembly
congress
Easily confused
congress
“Congress passed the bill after a long session.”
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