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- There are many who would hold an inquest in the House of Commons on the conduct of the Governments—and of Parliaments, for they are in it, too—during the years which led up to this catastrophe.†
parliaments = legislative assemblies that pass laws (existing in some countries)
- It has received the almost unanimous support of both Houses of Parliament.†
*parliament = legislative assembly that passes laws (existing in some countries)
Definitions:
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(parliament with a lowercase "p") a legislative assembly in certain countries (that can pass laws)
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(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.