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House of Parliament

Definition of House of Parliament

Alternative spellings

  • house of parliament

Noun

House of Parliament (plural Houses of Parliament)

  1. A legislative body in a government with a parliamentary system of government.

Usage notes

A reference to one of a particular country's legislative bodies is almost always capitalized. Even academic discussions of commonalities among such bodies often use the capitalized form.

References:

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