All 10 Uses

parliament
in
Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Have you written to Parliament?†
p. 59.1 *

parliament = legislative assembly that passes laws (existing in some countries)
"Parliament is as far away as the moon," complained Inkstained.†
p. 59.2
As the other men argued about Parliament and letters of protest and counterletters and counter-counterletters, Shabbywig stabbed at the last pieces of tongue on his plate and shoved them into his mouth.†
p. 59.2
You cannot guarantee Parliament would rule treason.†
p. 90.8
If we dispose of Washington, Parliament will do whatever we ask.†
p. 90.9
Both the Parliament and the Congress give Madam Lockton rule over her slave.†
p. 139.1
And some members of Parliament would fuss like wet hens.†
p. 211.7
I took a slow turn around the shop, admiring the shelves heavy with books, business forms, proclamations from Parliament and General Howe, slates, thick paper, quills, and sealing wax.†
p. 228.2
He would carry messages to Parliament, conduct his own business, and likely return to New York by the summer.†
p. 240.1
The master's trip to London was moved up so that he could deliver news of the setbacks to the Parliament and King.†
p. 257.1

Definitions:

(1) (parliament with a lowercase "p")
a legislative assembly in certain countries (that can pass laws)
(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.