| 词组 | parliament |
| 释义 | parliament /ˈpɑːləmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun the group of people who are elected to make a country’s lawsverbsstand for parliament (=try to be elected) Ms Jackson stood for Parliament as a Labour candidate.be elected to parliament also be returned to parliament BrE formal She was elected to Parliament in 1997. | Creevey was returned to Parliament as MP for Appleby.enter/get into parliament (=be elected) Tony Blair first entered Parliament in 1983.dissolve parliament formal (=officially end the meeting of parliament before holding an election) The prime minister will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.suspend parliament formal (=stop the meeting of parliament for a period of time) President Walesa suspended parliament and called a new election.a bill goes through parliament (=it goes through the process of being made a law) The bill is currently going through Parliament.sth is rushed/pushed through parliament (=it is quickly made into a law) The bill was rushed through Parliament.represent sb in parliament An MP represents his or her constituents in Parliament.parliament passes a bill/law The bill was passed by Parliament last May.phrasesa member of parliament He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edgbaston.an act of parliament (=a law that has been passed by parliament) Their rights are guaranteed by Act of Parliament.a seat in parliament (=a position as member of parliament) He resigned his seat in Parliament.a session of parliament (=when its members are working) The Queen opened a new session of Parliament last week.Parliament is usually written with a capital letter when referring to the British parliament. |
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