parliament : Idioms & Phrases

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british parliament

  • noun the British legislative body
WordNet

houses of parliament

  • noun the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
WordNet

Long Parliament, Rump Parliament

  • . See under Long, and Rump.
Webster 1913

member of parliament

  • noun an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
    Parliamentarian.
WordNet

Parliament heel

  • the inclination of a ship when made to careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Webster 1913

Parliament hinge

  • (Arch.), a hinge with so great a projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Webster 1913

Rolls of court, of parliament

  • (or of any public body), the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and which constitute the records of such public body.
Webster 1913