Oireachtas
Americannoun
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the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
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an annual assembly, usually in Dublin, held by Gaelic-speaking people to celebrate, exhibit, and encourage the use of the Gaelic language, traditions, and arts.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Oireachtas
< Irish: assembly, festival
Example Sentences
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A runner will secure a place on the ballot paper if they are endorsed by at least twenty members of the Irish Parliament, known as the Oireachtas.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Mr Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly will appear before the Public Accounts Committee and the Oireachtas media committee on Tuesday.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023
Two have already resigned after an outcry over their attendance at a dinner hosted at the hotel last week and organized by the Golf Society of the country’s legislature, the Oireachtas.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2020
An Oireachtas committee in 2017 also recommends substantial reform of the law.
From BBC • May 26, 2018
In 1899 the annual meeting of the U.R.B. was modelled on the lines of the Irish Oireachtas, the Welsh Eisteddfod and the Scottish Mod, and festivals of this kind have been held ever since.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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