(Parliament)(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons (英国)议会;议会两院 the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament. 国务大臣将向议会提交建议。 an Act of Parliament. 国会议案。 ■the members of this legislature for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next (一届议会的)全体议员 the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign. 这项法案是上届议会通过的。 ■a similar legislature in other nations and states (英国以外其他国家的)议会,国会 the Russian parliament. 俄国议会。
语源
Middle English: from Old French parlement 'speaking', from the verb parler