parliament
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The SNP's Stephen Gethins was elected to the seat that year, but stood down in May this year following his election to the Scottish parliament as the MSP for Dundee City East.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Pope Leo flew to Spain on Saturday, starting his visit in Madrid where he gave an unprecedented speech to the Spanish parliament and held an open-air mass with 1.5 million people.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The parliament elected Joseph Aoun as president, and the U.S. hailed the opportunity for the government to assert its sovereignty and disarm the militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
On these occasions, the regent was surrounded by his amapbakathi, a group of councilors of high rank who functioned as the regent’s parliament and judiciary.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing parliament
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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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