The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The Senedd, in common with the other parliaments in the UK, has no requirement for members to face a by-election if they leave the party they represented when they were elected.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Popes rarely address parliaments, trying to avoid overt political interventions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
And yes, just days before those crucial elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and to many English local authorities.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The forums were parliaments of the people, not unlike the meetings of chiefs at the Great Place that I witnessed as a boy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
