[ 'pα:ləm(ə)nt ]
■ noun
1》 ( Parliament ) (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
↘the members of this legislature for the period between dissolutions.
2》 a similar body in other nations and states.
Derivatives
~ary adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. parlement 'speaking'.