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serve in parliament
She has served in parliament for over a decade.
她在议会任职已超过十年。
议会；国会
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议会；国会
the group of people elected to make laws in a country; the legislative branch of government
She has served in parliament for over a decade.
她在议会任职已超过十年。
立法机构
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.
议会
a legislative assembly in certain countries
特定一届议会
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).
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a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
The parliament debated the new tax proposal for hours.
议会就新的税收提案辩论了数小时。
Citizens can watch parliament sessions online.
公民可以在线观看议会会议。
Many countries have a parliament that makes laws.
许多国家都有一个制定法律的议会。
She has served in parliament for over a decade.
她在议会任职已超过十年。
The prime minister decided to dissolve parliament and call an election.
首相决定解散议会并召集选举。
He was elected as a member of parliament for the new district.
他被选为新选区的议员。
Not this
The bill was passed in the parliament.
Use this
The bill was passed in parliament.
英语中，当泛指议会机构时，通常不加冠词，如 'in parliament'；而 'in the parliament' 特指某个具体的议会建筑或机构，但在泛指立法机构时是不正确的。
Not this
The country has two parliament.
Use this
The country has two parliaments.
Parliament是可数名词，复数形式为parliaments。当表示多个议会时，必须使用复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
解散议会
The prime minister decided to dissolve parliament early.
首相决定提前解散议会。
选举议会
The country will elect a new parliament next month.
该国将于下月选举新议会。
国会议员
She has been a member of parliament for ten years.
她担任国会议员已有十年。
议会大厦
The parliament building is located in the capital city.
议会大厦位于首都。
议会会议
The new session of parliament began with a speech.
新一届议会会议以演讲开始。
议会法案
This law was passed as an act of parliament last year.
这项法律去年作为议会法案通过。
议会之母
The UK Parliament is often called the mother of parliaments.
英国议会常被称为议会之母。
悬浮议会
The election resulted in a hung parliament, leading to a coalition government.
选举产生了悬浮议会，导致联合政府。
议会特权
Members of parliament can speak freely under parliamentary privilege.
议员在议会特权下可以自由发言。
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Parliament 拆解为 parley（讨论）+ ment，即讨论的场所——议会。
正式，主要用于政治和法律语境。注意：多用于英国等国的议会制度。
通常指特定国家的议会，可数；与定冠词连用表示特定议会。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.