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Knesset

Knesset

14 8.2
The national parliament of Israel that makes laws and checks the government
  • proper noun
  • /kəˈnɛsɛt/
translation icon : Knéset
  • Every four years, citizens of Israel vote to elect their representatives to the Knesset.
  • Knesset member
  • the Knesset (parliament)
  • Knesset approved Basic Law

When the Palestinian members of Knesset talked about Israel being a country for all its citizens, they were accused of treason.

Examples

  • In the recent elections, they made an impressive showing for a new party, winning seven Knesset seats.

    Academic text (1996)

  • On December 13th, 1948, the Israeli Knesset proclaimed Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

    Blog text (17)

  • At times, even a single member of Knesset could hold the entire government in his or her power.

    Academic text (1996)

  • So did everybody else I introduced you to, including the generals and Knesset members.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The Speaker of the Knesset refused to schedule the bill for a hearing.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The election to the 20th Knesset was formally scheduled for November 2017.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion refused to comment immediately, but is expected to address an emergency meeting of the Knesset any moment now.

    Eichmann (2007)

  • In the end, the Knesset passed a bill that specifically prohibited the importation of non-kosher meat.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Despite opposition from the Orthodox Shas party, the bill passed its first reading in the Knesset overwhelmingly in December.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The days when a single party could win a near-majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset and effectively govern by itself might never return.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

parliament
vsKnesset
449 3.5

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

is specifically the single-chamber national body for Israel rather than generic nations
legislature
vsKnesset
356 5.3

A group of people who make and change the laws of a country or region

is the specific Israeli single-chamber national lawmaking institution
house
vsKnesset
  • Formal
166 7.2

An official group of elected people who make laws

is the single national chamber for Israel, not one part of a larger body
legislative body
vsKnesset
  • Formal
8 4.5

An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state

is the Israeli national institution with sole single-chamber authority
congress
vsKnesset
  • Formal
5 3.7

The national group of elected people who make and change laws

is Israel's single-chamber national legislature, not the US style two-chamber system
legislative assembly
vsKnesset
  • Formal
1 5.4

A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region

is the national single-chamber institution focused on the whole country
Knesseth
vsKnesset
9.6

The national parliament of Israel that makes laws and checks the government

is the standard spelling used for Israel's unicameral national legislature

Surface Forms

Knesset main

Etymology

Knesset comes from a Hebrew word and the root k-n-s that mean 'assembly' or 'to gather'. So the Knesset is literally a 'gathering' of elected people and is Israel's parliament where members meet to make laws.