a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
a house of parliament, as in Iran.
the parliament of Iran
(in various N African and Middle Eastern countries) an assembly; council
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1815–25
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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
The majlis I attended was the prelude to an iftar, the ritual evening breaking of the fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
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 Risk Allah, Habeeb
We sit in the Majlis - a traditional sitting room - with his friends all gathered around the TV.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
A group of fans sat inside a Majlis, an air-conditioned sitting room, with their eyes glued to a television screen.
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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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