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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìhuì
"议会通过了这项新法案。"
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The legislature of certain countries, consisting of elected representatives.
"The new law was passed by parliament yesterday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'parlement', meaning a speaking, parley, or discussion, which comes from 'parler' (to speak). It entered the English language in the 13th century to denote an assembly called for discussion, eventually specializing to refer to a national legislative body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parliament" is said worldwide
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parlement
Transliteration: parlement
"Le parlement a voté la nouvelle loi."
Parlament
Transliteration: Parlament
"Das Parlament hat das Gesetz verabschiedet."
parlamento
Transliteration: parlamento
"Il parlamento ha approvato la nuova legge."
parlamento
Transliteration: parlamento
"El parlamento aprobó la nueva ley."
parlamento
Transliteration: parlamento
"O parlamento aprovou a nova lei."
संसद
Transliteration: sansad
"संसद ने नया कानून पारित किया।"
议会
Transliteration: yìhuì
"议会通过了这项新法案。"
의회
Transliteration: uihwe
"의회는 새로운 법안을 통과시켰다."
議会
Transliteration: gikai
"議会はその新しい法律を可決した。"
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