Both Uses of
parliament
in
Candide
- Candide asked to see the court of justice, the parliament.†
Chpt 18 *
- …that no one knows either what is his rank, nor what is his condition, what he does nor what he ought to do; and that except supper, which is always gay, and where there appears to be enough concord, all the rest of the time is passed in impertinent quarrels; Jansenist against Molinist, Parliament against the Church, men of letters against men of letters, courtesans against courtesans, financiers against the people, wives against husbands, relatives against relatives—it is eternal war.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(parliament with a lowercase "p") a legislative assembly in certain countries (that can pass laws)