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Dáil

Dáil

9.9
A meeting of the lower house of Ireland's parliament
  • noun
  • Irish
: sesión del Dáil
  • The Dáil met to discuss the new budget.

Examples

  • She watched the live broadcast of the Dáil discussing education reform.

  • After the election, the Dáil convened to select a new prime minister.

  • The new law was debated in the Dáil before being passed.

  • Many important decisions are made in the Dáil.

  • The new law was debated in the Dáil before being passed.

  • She watched the live broadcast of the Dáil discussing education reform.

  • After the election, the Dáil convened to select a new prime minister.

Synonyms

congress
vsDáil
  • Formal
28 3.2

A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things

is a specific session of the Irish lower house rather than a general assembly

Compounds

Dáil Éireann
  • Irish
9.9

Lower house of the national parliament of Ireland made of elected members

Surface Forms

Dáil singular
Dáileanna plural

Etymology

Dáil originally meant 'assembly' or 'meeting' in Irish, so it is also used to mean a particular 'session' or meeting of the parliament when members come together to debate.