议会 (yì huì) — parliament; legislative assembly

Definition

The legislative body of a country — parliament or congress — that passes laws. Distinct from 政府 (the executive branch) and 法院 (the courts).

noun
parliamentlegislative assembly
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 议会
    Yīng guó yì huì yóu shàng xià liǎng yuàn zǔ chéng.
    The British Parliament is composed of two houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
  • 议会
    Xīn fǎ lǜ xū yào huò dé yì huì de pī zhǔn.
    The new law needs to obtain approval from the legislative assembly.
  • 议会
    Tā dāng xuǎn wèi yì huì yì yuán hòu kāi shǐ gōng zuò.
    After being elected as a member of parliament, she began her work.

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