Week One - Capital, Parliament and Government

cap·i·tal

adjective /ˈkapitl/

 - Of greatest political importance

   - The capital city

noun /ˈkapitl/ capitals, plural

The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center

A place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product

• - Milan is the fashion capital of the world

par·lia·ment

noun /ˈpärləmənt/  parliaments, plural (in the UK) The highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons - the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament The members of this legislature for a particular period, esp. between one dissolution and the next - the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign A similar legislature in other nations and states - the Russian parliament "A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a discussion".  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament gov·ern·ment noun /ˈgəvər(n)mənt/  governments, plural The governing body of a nation, state, or community - an agency of the federal government - government controls The system by which a nation, state, or community is governed - a secular, pluralistic, democratic government The action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people - rules for the government of the infirmary The group of people in office at a particular time; administration - the election of the new government All bonds issued by the US Treasury or other federal agencies The relation between a governed and a governing word "A government is the organization, or agency through which a political unit exercises its authority, controls and administers public policy, and directs and controls the actions of its members or subjects". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government *[Definitions sourced from Google Dictionary]