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Knesset

[ knes-et ]

/ ˈknɛs ɛt /

noun

the unicameral parliament of Israel.

Origin of Knesset

1945–50; < Modern Hebrew kneset, post-Biblical Hebrew kəneseth gathering

Example sentences from the Web for knesset

Tibi had previously symbolically spilled water on Prawer Bill in Knesset.

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Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein chased the MDA officials from the parliament.

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Nope, according to Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

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That's precisely two less than they would need to constitute a majority in the Knesset.

Israel's Political Process Sabotages Peace Efforts, But There Is A Constituency For Peace |Matt Lerner |November 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The Knesset approved the first reading of the legislation in June, but with only a three-vote margin.

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British Dictionary definitions for knesset

Knesset

Knesseth

/ (ˈknɛsɪt) /

noun

the unicameral parliament of Israel

Word Origin for Knesset

Hebrew, literally: gathering

Cultural definitions for knesset

Knesset

[ (knes-et, kuh-nes-et) ]

The parliament of Israel.