Parlement
[pahr-luh-muh nt] /ˈpɑr lə mənt/
noun, Obsolete.
1.
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[pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uh n, -muh n- or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-] /ˌpɑr lə mɛnˈtɛər i ən, -mən- or, sometimes, ˌpɑrl yə-/ noun 1. a person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations. 2. (sometimes initial capital letter) British. a member of Parliament. 3. (initial capital letter) a partisan of the […]
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