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- proper noun The building in which a National (or State)
Parliament sits.
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Examples
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Dr. Pathak said the visit of liberated scavengers to the Parliament House was a great victory over the centuries-old practice of untouchability.
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Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mr. Obama walked past an honor guard during an official arrival ceremony upon arrival at Parliament House in Canberra.
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European Pressphoto Agency 'Red Shirt' supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a 2006 coup, presenting petitions calling for amending the constitution at Parliament House in Bangkok on Feb. 9.
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Left, a soldier stood guard in front of Parliament House in New Delhi, Nov. 19, 2009.
What the PM Said 2011
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Narong Sangnak/European Pressphoto Agency Thai 'Red Shirt' supporters of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra held bundles of signatures supporting a constitutional amendment as they gathered at Parliament House in Bangkok Thursday.
Asia in Pictures 2012
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Bloomberg Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's finance minister, arrived at Parliament House to deliver the budget statement on Friday.
Singapore Plans $5.2 Billion Benefits Package for Citizens Gaurav Raghuvanshi 2011
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An airplane towed a banner over Parliament House on Thursday which made an apparent reference to the backflip: "Julia aim higher on climate."
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An airplane towed a banner over Parliament House on Thursday which made an apparent reference to the backflip: "Julia aim higher on climate."
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An emotional Rudd, flanked by his wife and three children, gave his final speech in the prime minister's court yard at Parliament House on Thursday, saying he was proud that his first act in government in 2007 had been to ratify the Kyoto protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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An emotional Rudd, flanked by his wife and three children, gave his final speech in the prime minister's court yard at Parliament House on Thursday, saying he was proud that his first act in government in 2007 had been to ratify the Kyoto protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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