Knesset

American  

[knes-et] / ˈknɛs ɛt /

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Israel.

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Knesset British  

/ ˈknɛsɪt /

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Israel

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Knesset Cultural  

1. The parliament of Israel.

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Etymology

Origin of Knesset

1945–50; < Modern Hebrew kneset, post-Biblical Hebrew kəneseth gathering

Example Sentences

Mr. Hauser is a former deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset and a former chairman of the Israel-Japan Parliamentarians Friendship Group.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, the Israeli Parliament, or Knesset, narrowly passed the first of three votes required to establish Netanyahu’s proposed commission.

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Some current and former Israeli cyber officials and experts say Israel could better protect itself if the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, passed a cyber law that would expand the rules beyond critical infrastructure.

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More constructively, prediction error can be used to influence negotiations for peace—as Egypt’s Anwar Sadat did in 1977 by surprising Israelis with an offer to speak before the Knesset.

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He commands only six seats in the 120-seat Knesset but has authority over the police.

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