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Parliament Pronunciation
Parliament is pronounced PAHR-luh-muhnt, IPA /ˈpɑrləmənt/.
PAHR-luh-muhnt
US /ˈpɑrləmənt/ · UK /ˈpɑːləmənt/
Syllables: PAHR · luh · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The national body of elected representatives that makes a country's laws.
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Parliament in a Sentence
- Parliament returns from recess in October.
- The bill passed parliament with a narrow majority.
- She was elected to parliament at twenty-nine.
Common Mispronunciations of Parliament
Not PAHR-lee-uh-muhnt
Three beats, not four: the lia in the middle reduces to a single luh. The spelling keeps an i that the sound threw away long ago.
Not pahr-lee-uh-MENT
Open loud on PAHR and let the ending sink to muhnt. Parliamentary does move the beat inward, but the plain noun does not.
Tip: Parliamentary restores the missing syllable and shifts the weight, giving pahr-luh-MEN-tuh-ree. The two words do not sound alike in the middle.
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