Mother of Parliaments

British  

noun

1. the British Parliament: the model and creator of many other Parliaments

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Etymology

Origin of Mother of Parliaments

C19: first used of England in 1865 by John Bright (1811–89), British Liberal statesman

Example Sentences

The ceremonial start of debate at the mother of parliaments was still surrounded by pomp, though the event was pared down, in keeping with ongoing restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

From Washington Post

Hours spent researching in the House of Commons library, and a trip with the cast to the Palace of Westminster, gave Gilkes Romero an admiration for the mother of parliaments, she says.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Aidan O’Neill, a lawyer representing 70-plus lawmakers who launched a case against Johnson’s shutdown, told the judges not to let “the mother of Parliaments be shut down by the father of lies.”

From Washington Post

“We don’t live in a democratic country,” Farage told the crowd in the country that gave the world the mother of parliaments.

From Washington Post

The mother of parliaments is proud, fiercely independent and sovereign.

From Washington Post