Mother of Parliaments
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Mother of Parliaments
C19: first used of England in 1865 by John Bright (1811–89), British Liberal statesman
Example Sentences
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Nor are stable and effective minority governments unknown in Commonwealth countries that can trace their parliamentary and governance systems back to "the Mother of Parliaments" in Westminster.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2015
This reverence for heritage is amplified by that often mis-applied phrase, The Mother of Parliaments.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2015
But last week in the House of Commons, "Mother of Parliaments," David Lloyd George, World War Prime Minister, not only counseled the Government but criticized it.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the Mother of Parliaments, last week's vote was a moment of almost unparalleled suspense.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Dr. Punch" is of opinion that the Mother of Parliaments is sorely in need of a rest and needs every hour of a seven weeks' holiday.
From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)
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