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 · 个
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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