majlis
noun
a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
majlis
American
[mahj-lis]
/ ˈmɑdʒ lɪs /
noun
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majlis
plural
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a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
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a house of parliament, as in Iran.
Majlis
British
/ ˈmædʒlɪs /
noun
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the parliament of Iran
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(in various N African and Middle Eastern countries) an assembly; council
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of majlis
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate commissioner, repeated calls for a fossil fuel phase-out at the majlis.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
“There aren’t any sirens here to warn us,” said his cousin, 30-year-old Ali abu Sbayeh, frustration edging into his voice as he reclined on a thin mattress in the village’s majlis, the communal meeting area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
The grievances escalated to President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s weekly majlis, a gathering at which any citizen may apply to voice concerns, said Emirati political expert Majed al-Raeesi.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
He hosts a separate weekly majlis at which any Emirati citizen may apply to appear, often to voice grievances or ask for help.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
The majlis, or government council, of which the Pasha himself is president, is composed of Turks and Greeks; but the greater portion are Greeks.
From The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Habeeb Risk Allah
The Northern Irishman made eight birdies and a bogey to get to 15 under on the Majlis course at Emirates Club.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023
Several tables set up for Shatranj, an old form of chess, lay vacant on the other side of the room as football fever gripped the patrons at the Majlis.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2022
Sadeia is now outreach director at Majlis Ash-Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York, and remembers countless other incidents where he felt he was being surveilled.
From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2021
He dispatched his Cossack brigades to bombard the Majlis in Tehran and snatched back the reins of government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
The Majlis was tolerably cool during the early part of the day: in the afternoon the sun shone fiercely upon it.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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