All 4 Uses of
parliament
in
Oliver Twist
- which proceeding, some prudent readers will doubtless be disposed to admire, and to consider an act of great heroism on Mr. Bumble's part: he being in some sort tempted by time, place, and opportunity, to give utterance to certain soft nothings, which however well they may become the lips of the light and thoughtless, do seem immeasurably beneath the dignity of judges of the land, members of parliament, ministers of state, lord mayors, and other great public functionaries, but more particularly beneath the stateliness and gravity of a beadle: who (as is well known) should be the sternest and most inflexible among them all.†
Chpt 23parliament = legislative assembly that passes laws (existing in some countries)
- If Parliament don't take their abominable courses under consideration, this country's ruined, and the character of the peasantry gone for ever!'†
Chpt 27 *
- There were assembled, in that lower house of the domestic parliament, the women-servants, Mr. Brittles, Mr. Giles, the tinker (who had received a special invitation to regale himself for the remainder of the day, in consideration of his services), and the constable.†
Chpt 30
- But of course they will get you into parliament at the election before Christmas, and these sudden shiftings and changes are no bad preparation for political life.†
Chpt 36
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) 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.