Both Uses of
parliament
in
Sense and Sensibility
- His mother wished to interest him in political concerns, to get him into parliament, or to see him connected with some of the great men of the day.†
Chpt 3 *parliament = legislative assembly that passes laws (existing in some countries)
- "How charming it will be," said Charlotte, "when he is in Parliament!†
Chpt 20
Definitions:
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(1)
(parliament with a lowercase "p") a legislative assembly in certain countries (that can pass laws)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) As a proper noun, you need to look at the context to determine the parliament to which Parliament is referring. For example, it could be the British Parliament, the European Union Parliament, the French Parliament, etc.