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jurisdiction | parliament |

As a noun jurisdiction

is the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

As a proper noun parliament is

any of several parliaments of various countries.

jurisdiction

Noun

(en noun)
  • The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
  • The power or right to exercise authority.
  • The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
  • The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
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    Synonyms

    * power

    See also

    * control

    parliament

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Meanings relating to a political body authorized to exercise governmental powers.
  • # An institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and usually to exercise legislative powers and sometimes judicial powers.
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  • # A group of representatives of the people elected or appointed to serve as a parliament (in sense 1 above)'' for a certain period of time. In this sense the word is commonly used with an ordinal number (for example, ''first parliament'' and ''12th parliament'') or a descriptive adjective (for example, ''(Long Parliament)'', ''(Short Parliament)'' and ''(Rump Parliament) ).
  • Following the general election, Jane Doe took her oath of office as a member of the nation's fifth parliament .
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  • A collective noun for a flock of owls or rooks.
  • (historical) Parliament cake; a type of gingerbread.
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    Derived terms

    * hung parliament * Member of Parliament * majority parliament * minority parliament * parliamental * parliamentarian * parliamentary * Polish parliament