parliament
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Farage stepped down from Parliament last week amid growing scrutiny over donations from wealthy supporters, and announced he’d seek re-election—a chance, he told voters, “to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer would remain as the prime minister until Parliament returns on 1 September.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
The United Kingdom, for instance, considered doing away with checks entirely in 2009, but ultimately backtracked after pensioners protested to members of Parliament.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
A European Parliament committee had already given its green light but that approval was challenged and there was a call for an assembly vote.
From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026
We were waiting for Mr. Mwakangale of the Tanganyika African National Union, a member of Parliament, and unbeknown to us he had already called looking for us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing parliament
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 1
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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