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parliament
verbs
be elected to parliament
• She was elected to parliament in 1997.
stand for parliament
(= try to be elected )
• Ms Jackson stood for Parliament as a Labour candidate.
enter/get into parliament
(= be elected as a member of parliament )
• Tony Blair first entered Parliament in 1983.
be returned to Parliament
(= be elected )
• Creevey was returned to Parliament as MP for Appleby.
a bill is passed by parliament
(= it is made into a law )
• The bill was passed by Parliament last May.
a bill goes through parliament
(= it goes through the process of being made a law )
• The bill is currently going through Parliament.
go before/be put before parliament
(= be considered by parliament )
• The Bill goes before Parliament on November 16.
dissolve parliament
formal (= officially end parliament before holding an election )
• The Prime Minister will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.
phrases
a member of parliament
• He was the Conservative member of Parliament for Edgbaston.
an act of parliament
(= a law that has been passed by parliament )
• Their rights are guaranteed by Act of Parliament.
a seat in parliament
(= a position as member of parliament )
• If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.
a session of parliament
(= when its members are working )
• The Queen opened a new session of Parliament last week.
the lifetime of a parliament
(= from when a government is elected until it calls an election )
• We shall not make changes in this area, at least in the lifetime of this Parliament.
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