parliamentсуществительное A formal assembly of representatives, typically elected, that is responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in a country. The parliament convened to discuss the new environmental legislation.
The building or set of buildings where a parliament meets. Tourists visited the historic parliament to learn about the country's political history.
A specific session or term of a parliament. The current parliament has been in session for over a year.
A collective noun for a group of owls. At dusk, a parliament of owls gathered silently in the barn rafters.