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parliament
Noun
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Parliament is the elected people who work together to make and debate a country's laws.
She was elected to parliament and is now the assistant minister for the environment.
He was formerly an international relations adviser to the Russian parliament.
The Parliament approved the government's proposal for the new classification of illegal drugs.
Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed.
The party now controls two-thirds of the seats in parliament.
A majority of Iraq's parliament supports a U.S. withdrawal.
hinge
Noun
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A hinge is a small metal thing that holds a door to the wall and bends to let the door move.
The door hinges made a squeaking noise as it opened.
hinge
Verb
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If something hinges on something, it depends on it.
My decision hinges on the results of the survey.
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If you hinge something, it means you put a hinge on it.
The lid of the jewelry box was hinged with leather strips.
John hinged the jewelry box with leather strips.