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People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.
A. P. Herbert

Meaning of "Act of Parliament" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT

Act of Parliament  [ækt əv ˈpɑːləmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Act of Parliament is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACT OF PARLIAMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Act of Parliament

An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used. In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow sense, as the formal description of a law passed in certain territories, and in a wider sense for primary legislation passed in any country.

Definition of Act of Parliament in the English dictionary

The definition of Act of Parliament in the dictionary is a law that has been passed by both of the UK Houses of Parliament and has received royal assent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACT OF PARLIAMENT


disarmament
dɪsˈɑːməmənt
discolorment
dɪsˈkʌləmənt
discolourment
dɪsˈkʌləmənt
filament
ˈfɪləmənt
instrument
ˈɪnstrəmənt
loculament
ˈlɒkjʊləmənt
measurement
ˈmɛʒəmənt
measurements
ˈmɛʒəmənt
microfilament
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪləmənt
monofilament
ˌmɒnəˈfɪləmənt
multifilament
ˌmʌltɪˈfɪləmənt
myofilament
ˌmaɪəʊˈfɪləmənt
ornament
ˈɔːnəmənt
parlement
ˈpɑːləmənt
parliament
ˈpɑːləmənt
procurement
prəˈkjʊəmənt
requirement
rɪˈkwaɪəmənt
retirement
rɪˈtaɪəmənt
testament
ˈtɛstəmənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACT OF PARLIAMENT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ACT OF PARLIAMENT

advertisement
armament
Blessed Sacrament
Christmas ornament
cruciate ligament
European Parliament
firmament
fundament
Houses of Parliament
lament
ligament
medicament
Member of Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
New Testament
Old Testament
parament
predicament
rearmament
sacrament
temperament

Synonyms and antonyms of Act of Parliament in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Act of Parliament» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT

Find out the translation of Act of Parliament to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Act of Parliament from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Act of Parliament» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

议会法案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ley del Parlamento
570 millions of speakers

English

Act of Parliament
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संसद के अधिनियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قانون برلماني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Закон, принятый Парламентом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ato do Parlamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংসদের আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Loi du Parlement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akta Parlimen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parlamentsgesetz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

議会制定法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의회 법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undhang-undhang Parlemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đạo luật của Quốc hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாராளுமன்றச் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संसदेचे कायदे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parlamento Yasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Legge del Parlamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ustawa z dnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Закон , прийнятий Парламентом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Actul de Parlament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πράξη του Κοινοβουλίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wet van die Parlement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Akt av parlamentet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Act of Parliament
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Act of Parliament

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACT OF PARLIAMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Act of Parliament

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QUOTES WITH «ACT OF PARLIAMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Act of Parliament.
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A. P. Herbert
People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACT OF PARLIAMENT»

Discover the use of Act of Parliament in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Act of Parliament and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding Act of Parliament
There is a very real need today for people to know how to approach an understanding of the numerous Acts of Parliament and other forms of legislation, including European Legislation.
D.J. Gifford, John Salter, 2012
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Understanding Act of Parliament
There is a very real need today for people to know how to approach an understanding of the numerous Acts of Parliament and other forms of legislation, including European Legislation.
Donald James Gifford, John Salter, 1996
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An Act to Explain, Amend, and Reduce Into One Act of ...
Great Britain. Well oz Walls, belonging to any Turnpike Care ozwiffln' Tales, at any such Chain, "Ear, or Fence, oxany lhouse . ozbjoufes, set up oz erected, o: to be set up or erected, llot 'the Use o: Service or' collectmg the Tails, o; any Crane,  ...
Great Britain, 1773
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An Act to Explain, Amend, and Reduce Into One Act of ...
Great Britain. and keep low such Hedges as are adjoining to the said Highways; as also so much os an Aft passed in the Ninth ZFdAsYzTch Year of the lReign os lhis late Paiefly King George the Geo II-a-cxSecond, intituled, An Act for reviving ...
Great Britain, 1767
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Reform, a complete abridgement of the new act of parliament
George Pyne Andrewes. 4. [New Boroughs to return one Member.]— Each of the places named in the annexed Sche. (D) shall for the purposes of this act be a B. and as such B. include the place or places which shall becomprehended within ...
George Pyne Andrewes, 1832
6
A Collection of Acts and Records of Parliament: With Reports ...
And it was found that the Templars had a special privilege time whereof, cife to be discharged of tithes of those lands which prt- priis manilus txcolunt : and it was found that, by special act of parliament anno 32 H. 8. the possessions of the ...
Sir Henry Gwillim, 1801
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Justice Vindicated; or, an explanation of an Act of ...
L. M. . ( 76.; ) v - tion, allo 'ng Liberty'- of- Consciencein Religion as England doth', fto provea'Man 'a Papistssgffl but relifusingfftotake the Oaths.-. 'I'd'o not ' remember-a to have 'm'et with Tthe 1Word Gatholick, in any 'Act of'Par'l-iament ...
L. M., 1725
8
The Lawfulness and Necessity of Ministers Their Reading the ...
George Logan. the Intimation of it for once, is sufficient for the Notification of it to all the Lieges. It is answered, that is Ministers are once convinced of the Lawfulness of, the Law, of which indeed they are the only Judges, in order to their , ...
George Logan, 1737
9
An Act of Parliament for Repairing the Highways from ...
Great Britain. Anno Septimo Georgii III. Regis. An AB to continue and render more effectual several A5ls of Parliament for repairing the Highways from that Part of Counter□s Bridge which lies in the Parish of Kensington, in the County of  ...
Great Britain, 1769
10
Construction Safety Handbook
Act 1974 (the HSW Act) is an example of such an Act of Parliament. There is, in addition, delegated or subordinate legislation; Government orders known as statutory instruments, which often contain detailed rules and regulations relating to ...
V. J. Davies, K. Tomasin, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACT OF PARLIAMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Act of Parliament is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zimche lifts freeze on ZOU diplomas
Zimche was formed by an Act of Parliament in 2006, replacing the National Council for Higher Education which was mandated to maintain ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
2
PGI celebrates its making tomorrow
Within a short period of four years, PGI was declared as an "institute of national importance" by an Act of Parliament on April 1, 1967 (Act 51 of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
BPS or SPS: IRSA staff still waiting for decision
... housing list of the federal government because like other corporations and regulatory bodies it was established under an act of parliament. «The Nation, Jul 15»
4
Time to stop the degree snobbery?
... say IIMs do not offer a degree simply because they do not have the degree-granting power given to institutions set up by an Act of Parliament. «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Published on Jul 5, 2015, 2:44 am AST
... a new religious group was incorporated by an Act of Parliament and the electronic media was only just being introduced to the islands. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
6
Finance Minister in contempt of Parliament: Malawi MPs brand …
The MCP MP said an Act of Parliament 2010, Financial Services Act, does not allow the Finance Minister to sale more than 49 per cent of the ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
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What I'm really thinking: the exam marker
Were you trying to be funny when you said the White House was all you need to make an Act of Parliament? Do you really think a defendant ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Presbyterian community bid farewell to Trinity Church after 100 years
The building's ownership is vested in the Presbyterian Church Property Trustees by virtue of a private act of parliament called the Presbyterian ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
9
Meet the most unlikely hero of this Women's World Cup
The older man put it rather poetically when he described it as “a sub-arctic lumber village transformed by an Act of Parliament into the capital of ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
10
Deal a severe blow to this business of death
... to establishment of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) through an Act of Parliament in 2012. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

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