Information about the word parliament (English → Esperanto: parlamento)

Synonym: legislature

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈpɑːləmənt/, /ˈpɑːlɪmənt/, /ˈpɑːljəmənt/
Hyphenationpar·lia·ment
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑐𐑸𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑐𐑸𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐐪𐑉𐑊𐐮𐑋𐐯𐑌𐐻, 𐐹𐐪𐑉𐑊𐐷𐐯𐑋𐐯𐑌𐐻
Pluralparliaments

Usage samples

The Russian‐installed head of the Crimean parliament has blamed the attack on the “terrorist régime in Kyiv”.
The new parliament, with an anti‐militarist left and Russia‐sympathizing far right, might have been less favourably disposed.
Some commentators have been surprised that parliament has not obstructed the president more actively.
Finland was the first country in the world to elect women to parliament, a little over a century ago.

Translations

Afrikaansparlement
Catalanparlament
Czechparlament
Danishparlament
Dutchvolksvertegenwoordiging; parlement
Esperantoparlamento
Faeroeseting
Frenchparlement
GermanParlament
Greekβουλή
Icelandicþing
Italianparlamento
Papiamentoparlamento
Portugueseparlamento
Russianпарламент
Saterland FrisianParlament
Scotsparliament
Spanishparlamento
Swedishparlament
Tagalogparlamento; bátasan
Turkishparlamento