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Polish parliament

Polish parliament

4.6
The group in Poland that makes laws and has two houses, the Sejm and the Senate
  • proper noun
translation icon : parlamento polaco
  • In the Polish parliament, members debated the proposed budget for healthcare.

Examples

  • The Polish parliament passed a new law to improve the education system.

  • In 1989, a Solidarity leader in the newly elected Polish parliament reported, "When we introduced the idea of discipline, everybody said no, that's the old communist system."

    Academic text (1990)

  • However, they still maintained a strong presence at the local level and through their communist supporters in the Polish parliament.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Prime Minister addressed the Polish parliament to discuss upcoming reforms.

Synonyms

parliament
vsPolish parliament
449 3.5

The group of people who make and pass a country's laws

is the specific national legislature of one country made of two houses

Surface Forms

Polish parliament main

Morphology

Polish + parliament

The meaning 'the legislative body of Poland' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Polish' (relating to Poland) with 'parliament' (a national legislative body). This is a literal, compositional phrase that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Polish parliament comes from the word parliament, which once meant a meeting for people to 'speak' and 'decide', and Polish shows it belongs to Poland. So, Polish parliament is the national group in Poland that meets to 'make laws'.