{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/common-crossword-themes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"These Common Themes Will Help You Solve Your Crossword","content":{"topicLabel":"Games"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/common-themes-will-help-you-solve-your-crossword-20251124.jpg","description":"Crack the code of crossword puzzles with our handy tips. Sharpen your skills and fill in those blanks with confidence and a bit of fun!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/what-makes-a-word-funny/","text":"Why Do Some Words Sound So Funny?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cool-words-about-words/","text":"Portmanteau and Other Cool Words About How We Use Words"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/tree-names-types-of-trees-tree-species/","text":"15 Fascinating Tree Names, Types of Trees, and Tree Species"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-major-punctuation-marks/","text":"Carets & Pipes: The Difference Between Punctuation and Typographical Symbols"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/shakespeare/","text":"Words Popularized by Shakespeare That We Still Use"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/trends-in-education-from-personalized-learning-to-gamification/","text":"Trends in Education: From Personalized Learning to Gamification"}],"topicLabel":"Education"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/turkey/","text":"Which Turkey Came First: The Bird or the Country?"}],"topicLabel":"Holidays 🦃"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/sagittarius-words/","text":"Do These Words Best Describe a Sagittarius?"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♐"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"2wDXczYbBufyF-PNteSaa","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6753462-4","sentence":"It is the second time she has worn the garment – which covers the face and body – in parliament, and said her actions were in protest at the senate rejecting her bill.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz94pdkzqvwo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament"},"offsets":[85,95]},{"id":"6753383-22","sentence":"The father of six also dabbled in production, with movies starring his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, and briefly served as a member of parliament.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/news/bollywood-s-he-man-dharmendra-dies-aged-89-a93fdcb5","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"AFP - Agence France Presse","title":"Bollywood's 'He-Man' Dharmendra Dies Aged 89"},"offsets":[132,142]},{"id":"6753332-15","sentence":"Nearly three million people have signed a petition against the plan, triggering a debate in parliament's Westminster Hall on December 8.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-24T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/news/uk-far-right-figures-stoke-digital-id-fears-with-unproven-claims-6c43d4a8","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Anna MALPAS","title":"UK Far-right Figures Stoke Digital ID Fears With Unproven Claims"},"offsets":[92,102]},{"id":"6753299-4","sentence":"Caroline Daniel, another former editorial adviser, will also speak to parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee from 15:30 GMT.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-11-23T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-23T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jepgyl2jwo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Key figures in BBC crisis to be questioned by MPs"},"offsets":[70,80]},{"id":"6753228-29","sentence":"The deal would require Ukrainian constitutional changes and a supermajority in parliament to gain validity.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-23T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-23T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/for-a-weakened-zelensky-yielding-to-trump-is-riskier-than-defiance-bec6aaaf","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Yaroslav Trofimov","title":"For a Weakened Zelensky, Yielding to Trump Is Riskier Than Defiance"},"offsets":[79,89]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Parliament"},"requestId":"xsl_YW9fpranK6N1Q1OuH","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"congress","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"delegation of representatives","slug":"congress","synonyms":[{"headword":"assembly","slug":"assembly"},{"headword":"association","slug":"association"},{"headword":"caucus","slug":"caucus"},{"headword":"chamber","slug":"chamber"},{"headword":"club","slug":"club"},{"headword":"committee","slug":"committee"},{"headword":"conclave","slug":"conclave"},{"headword":"conference","slug":"conference"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"convocation","slug":"convocation"},{"headword":"council","slug":"council"},{"headword":"delegates","slug":"delegates"},{"headword":"government","slug":"government"},{"headword":"guild","slug":"guild"},{"headword":"league","slug":"league"},{"headword":"legislative body","slug":"legislative-body"},{"headword":"legislature","slug":"legislature"},{"headword":"meeting","slug":"meeting"},{"headword":"order","slug":"order"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"headword":"senate","slug":"senate"},{"headword":"society","slug":"society"},{"headword":"the Hill","slug":"the-hill"},{"headword":"the house","slug":"the-house"},{"headword":"union","slug":"union"}]},{"headword":"council","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"people assembled for purpose","slug":"council","synonyms":[{"headword":"assembly","slug":"assembly"},{"headword":"board","slug":"board"},{"headword":"body","slug":"body"},{"headword":"brain trust","slug":"brain-trust"},{"headword":"cabinet","slug":"cabinet"},{"headword":"chamber","slug":"chamber"},{"headword":"clan","slug":"clan"},{"headword":"committee","slug":"committee"},{"headword":"conclave","slug":"conclave"},{"headword":"confab","slug":"confab"},{"headword":"conference","slug":"conference"},{"headword":"congregation","slug":"congregation"},{"headword":"congress","slug":"congress"},{"headword":"convention","slug":"convention"},{"headword":"convocation","slug":"convocation"},{"headword":"diet","slug":"diet"},{"headword":"directorate","slug":"directorate"},{"headword":"gang","slug":"gang"},{"headword":"gathering","slug":"gathering"},{"headword":"governing body","slug":"governing-body"},{"headword":"groupthink","slug":"groupthink"},{"headword":"huddle","slug":"huddle"},{"headword":"kitchen cabinet","slug":"kitchen-cabinet"},{"headword":"meet","slug":"meet"},{"headword":"ministry","slug":"ministry"},{"headword":"mob","slug":"mob"},{"headword":"official family","slug":"official-family"},{"headword":"outfit","slug":"outfit"},{"headword":"panel","slug":"panel"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"headword":"ring","slug":"ring"},{"headword":"senate","slug":"senate"},{"headword":"synod","slug":"synod"}]},{"headword":"house","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws","slug":"house","synonyms":[{"headword":"commons","slug":"commons"},{"headword":"congress","slug":"congress"},{"headword":"council","slug":"council"},{"headword":"legislative body","slug":"legislative-body"},{"headword":"legislature","slug":"legislature"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"}]},{"headword":"houses","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws","slug":"houses","synonyms":[{"headword":"commons","slug":"commons"},{"headword":"congress","slug":"congress"},{"headword":"council","slug":"council"},{"headword":"legislative body","slug":"legislative-body"},{"headword":"legislature","slug":"legislature"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"}]},{"headword":"legislature","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"governmental body, most often elected, that makes laws","slug":"legislature","synonyms":[{"headword":"assembly","slug":"assembly"},{"headword":"body","slug":"body"},{"headword":"chamber","slug":"chamber"},{"headword":"congress","slug":"congress"},{"headword":"council","slug":"council"},{"headword":"diet","slug":"diet"},{"headword":"house","slug":"house"},{"headword":"house of representatives","slug":"house-of-representatives"},{"headword":"lawmakers","slug":"lawmakers"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"headword":"plenum","slug":"plenum"},{"headword":"senate","slug":"senate"},{"headword":"voice of the people","slug":"voice-of-the-people"}]},{"headword":"national assembly","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"federal assembly","slug":"national-assembly","synonyms":[{"headword":"assembly","slug":"assembly"},{"headword":"chamber of deputies","slug":"chamber-of-deputies"},{"headword":"congress","slug":"congress"},{"headword":"diet","slug":"diet"},{"headword":"general assembly","slug":"general-assembly"},{"headword":"house of assembly","slug":"house-of-assembly"},{"headword":"legislative assembly","slug":"legislative-assembly"},{"headword":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"headword":"soviet","slug":"soviet"}]}],"slug":"parliament"},"meta":{"arg":"parliament","requestId":"zjmsJY6uUJxKlnGE6QDdn","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:42Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"parliament","standardForm":"parliament"},"id":"6097f73a00000001eb003839","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:42Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parliament","groups":["a","aa","e","i","l","m","n","p","r","t"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"tnemailrap","subwordTokens":["parliament","arliament","rliament","liament","iament","ament","ment","ent","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097f73a00000001eb00383e","ordinal":1,"shortText":"legislature","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"court","id":"6097fb5800000000510074bf","slug":"court"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"assemblage","id":"6097f8050000000119008194","slug":"assemblage"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"assembly","id":"6097f805000000011900831b","slug":"assembly"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"congress","id":"6097fb490000000296007873","slug":"congress"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"council","id":"6097fb580000000051005645","slug":"council"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"diet","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00f111","slug":"diet"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"gathering","id":"6097fbe000000002ac00777b","slug":"gathering"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"senate","id":"6097f7b900000002f00044a6","slug":"senate"},"similarity":50}]}],"id":"6097f73abb1f88f7c11db997","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da37","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.ogg","wav":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da38","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑr lə mənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pahr-luh-muhnt","italicIndices":[6,7,10,11],"text":"pahr-luh-muhnt"}}],"region":"us"},{"id":"55680cc88f0d7c8ede648900","label":"or, sometimes,","lang":"en","ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da40","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑrl yə-"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,4],"html":"pahrl-yuh-","italicIndices":[7,8],"text":"pahrl-yuh-"}}],"region":"us","tags":[{"tag":"sometimes","type":"qualifier"}]}],"slug":"parliament","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"parliament","requestId":"x2RCx3TnUX1iub3IgZlxF","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"antiparliament","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"anti·parlia·ment"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"interparliament","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"inter·parlia·ment"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"subparliament","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"sub·parlia·ment"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"parliament","standardForm":"parliament","syllabicForm":"par·lia·ment"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da33","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parliament","groups":["a","aa","e","i","l","m","n","p","r","t"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"tnemailrap","subwordTokens":["parliament","arliament","rliament","liament","iament","ament","ment","ent","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da6d","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: “discourse, consultation, Parliament,” from Anglo-Latin parliamentum, alteration of Medieval Latin parlāmentum, from Old French parlement “a speaking, conference” ( parle, -ment ); replacing Middle English parlement, from Old French","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da49","label":"(usually initial capital letter)","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Government","type":"category"}],"text":"the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons."},{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da4f","label":"(usually initial capital letter)","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Government","type":"category"}],"text":"the legislature of certain British colonies and possessions."},{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da55","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Government","type":"category"}],"text":"a legislative body in any of various other countries."},{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da59","label":"French History.","ordinal":4,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"History","type":"category"},{"tag":"World History","type":"category"}],"text":"any of several high courts of justice in France before 1789."},{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da60","ordinal":5,"source":"random-house","text":"a meeting or assembly for conference on public or national affairs."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"556809c200000002160014fb","ordinal":1,"text":"Also fan tan a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"fan-tan","id":"556809c200000002160014ee","slug":"fan-tan"}}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da62","label":"Cards.","ordinal":6,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Games","type":"category"}],"text":"fan-tan."}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da46","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da37","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.ogg","wav":"P01/P0122900/P0122900.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da38","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑr lə mənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pahr-luh-muhnt","italicIndices":[6,7,10,11],"text":"pahr-luh-muhnt"}}],"region":"us"},{"id":"55680cc88f0d7c8ede648900","label":"or, sometimes,","lang":"en","ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00da40","ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑrl yə-"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,4],"html":"pahrl-yuh-","italicIndices":[7,8],"text":"pahrl-yuh-"}}],"region":"us","tags":[{"tag":"sometimes","type":"qualifier"}]}],"slug":"parliament","source":"dcom","type":"dcom","variants":[{"commonality":2,"form":"parlement","id":"5cb5f435000000020400fac2","label":"Obsolete,","syllabicForm":"par·le·ment","tags":[{"tag":"Obsolete","type":"usage"}],"type":"spelling"}]}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"parliament","standardForm":"parliament"},"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64c795","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parliament","groups":["a","aa","e","i","l","m","n","p","r","t"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"tnemailrap","subwordTokens":["parliament","arliament","rliament","liament","iament","ament","ment","ent","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","notes":[{"text":"The number of nations governed by parliaments has greatly increased in modern times.","type":"cultural"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64c796","ordinal":1,"source":"american-heritage","text":"An assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws. Parliaments began in the Middle Ages in struggles for power between kings and their people. Today, parliaments differ from other kinds of legislatures in one important way: some of the representatives in the parliament serve as government ministers, in charge of carrying out the laws that the parliament passes. Generally, a parliament is divided by political parties, and the representative who leads the strongest political party in the parliament becomes the nation's head of government. This leader is usually called the prime minister or premier. Typically, a different person — usually a king, queen, or president — is head of state, and this person's duties are usually more ceremonial than governmental."}],"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64c797","ordinal":1}],"slug":"parliament","source":"american-heritage","type":"cultural"}],"type":"cultural"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-06-22T14:50:05Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"parliament","standardForm":"parliament"},"id":"4c20cd9df5cbac32ecfa5fe4","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-06-22T14:50:05Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parliament","groups":["a","aa","e","i","l","m","n","p","r","t"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"tnemailrap","subwordTokens":["parliament","arliament","rliament","liament","iament","ament","ment","ent","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C13: from Anglo-Latin parliamentum, from Old French parlement, from parler to speak; see _parley","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c699d0f792310de2c69e48d","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"an assembly of the representatives of a political nation or people, often the supreme legislative authority"},{"id":"4c611edd2ca644ee87649d29","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"any legislative or deliberative assembly, conference, etc"},{"id":"4c25bba6012f4073050641eb","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:History:Historical_Terms","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(in France before the Revolution) any of several high courts of justice in which royal decrees were registered","variants":[{"form":"parlement","label":"Also:"}]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑːləmənt"}}]}],"slug":"parliament","source":"collins","type":"british"},{"createDate":"2010-10-31T02:51:00Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"parliament","standardForm":"Parliament"},"id":"4cccd99480817f285dd1155e","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-10-31T02:51:00Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parliament","groups":["a","aa","e","i","l","m","n","p","r","t"],"numLetters":10,"reverse":"tnemailrap","subwordTokens":["parliament","arliament","rliament","liament","iament","ament","ment","ent","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cd6d3eab62cb9e9b77937a4","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the highest legislative authority in Britain, consisting of the House of Commons, which exercises effective power, the House of Lords, and the sovereign"},{"id":"4cba5bc2ea9e04ec60dd02a5","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a similar legislature in another country"},{"id":"4cc0fc2b5eca001df7658c2a","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the two chambers of a Parliament"},{"id":"4c1cf2c11dea291b612b2c8c","ordinal":4,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the lower chamber of a Parliament"},{"id":"4c120d05fb7c8c0fcac03ae8","ordinal":5,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"any of the assemblies of such a body created by a general election and royal summons and dissolved before the next election"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈpɑːləmənt"}}]}],"slug":"parliament","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"parliament","requestId":"zJlqMzVUtgupj1A9Oikf-","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"displayForm":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"displayForm":"Papiamento","slug":"papiamento"},{"displayForm":"armament","slug":"armament"},{"displayForm":"parament","slug":"parament"},{"displayForm":"parliamentary","slug":"parliamentary"},{"displayForm":"Long Parliament","slug":"long-parliament"},{"displayForm":"Parliamentarian","slug":"parliamentarian"},{"displayForm":"Rump Parliament","slug":"rump-parliament"},{"displayForm":"arbitrament","slug":"arbitrament"},{"displayForm":"Parliament clock","slug":"parliament-clock"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"parliament","slug":"parliament"},{"displayForm":"armament","slug":"armament"},{"displayForm":"parliamentary","slug":"parliamentary"},{"displayForm":"arbitrament","slug":"arbitrament"},{"displayForm":"early payment","slug":"early-payment"},{"displayForm":"earliest","slug":"earliest"},{"displayForm":"filament","slug":"filament"},{"displayForm":"firmament","slug":"firmament"},{"displayForm":"lament","slug":"lament"},{"displayForm":"ligament","slug":"ligament"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Parliament"},"requestId":"y_yOqb2L2eF7wAzCKTLHM","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

parliament

Example Sentences

Related Words