Parliament

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

   “By the 13th Century, a parliament was when kings met up with English barons to raise cash for fighting wars - mostly against Scotland.”

2. isim In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.

   “The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP.”

3. isim A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).

   “Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament.”

4. isim A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.

   “"The people at home call it a rook's parliament when a whole crowd of rooks settle on some bare, wide common, and sit there as if they were consulting, not feeding, only stalking about with drooping wings, and solemn black cloaks."”

5. isim Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.

   “A certain boy leaning up against me would not allow my elbow room, and struck me very sadly in the stomach part, though his own was full of my parliament.”

6. isim a length of time for which a parliament is summoned, in modern times therefore the period between two consecutive elections.

   “This parliament has been more scandal-filled than any other in history.”

7. özel isim Alternative letter-case form of parliament, a specific parliament, particularly that of England or the United Kingdom.