federal parliament

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandparliament

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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parliament
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/us
/ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/
in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for ...
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(Definition offederalandparliamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, only thefederalparliamentwas authorized to make final decisions about reforms.
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It would raise all its own finance and pay its dues to thefederalparliamentfor federal tasks.
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Some of them are closely associated with the political machinery, both of thefederalparliamentand of the state legislatures.
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Afederalparliamentcould make the decision.
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After 10 years, without any intervention by thefederalparliament, a major revision was installed in 2006, just in time for the coming school year.
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He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in thefederalparliamentin 1882.
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He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in thefederalparliamentin 1878.
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For instance, thefederalparliamentregulates marriage and divorce in general, but the solemnization of marriage is regulated only by the provincial legislatures.
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The same thing should prevail in thefederalparliament.
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As an immediate consequence copyright law was no longer established at state level, but by thefederalparliament.
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The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameralfederalparliament.
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He resigned his seat in the provincial parliament in 1882 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in thefederalparliament; he was reelected in 1883.
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The initiative aims to strengthen coordination between the national ministries andfederalparliament, and thereby facilitate the implementation of government plans.
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It was later gazetted and legally protected by thefederalparliamentin 1926.
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He was the first person to have served in both houses of thefederalparliament.
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He was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1872 by-election when the sitting member resigned to retain his seat in thefederalparliament.
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He was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection to thefederalparliamentin 1878.
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In fact his entry tofederalparliamentcame sooner.
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The only elected officials are members of state assemblies and of thefederalparliament.
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