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The English legislature formed when John was forced to sign the Magna Carta.

A '''parliament''' is a national or regional [[legislature]]. More specifically, the term "Parliament" (without the definite article, and with a capital "P") is frequently used to denote the legislature of the United Kingdom, which is composed of the Queen, the [[House of Lords]] and the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]].

 

More generally, a parliament is any national, legislative assembly.

The "Parl-" root means "to speak," as in ''parley.''

The "Parl-" root means "to speak," as in ''parley.''