Knesset
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Knes·set
(knĕs′ĕt′)n.
The unicameral parliament of Israel.
[Modern Hebrew Kneset, from Mishnaic Hebrew kəneset, assembly, from Aramaic kəništā, from kənaš, to assemble; see kms in Semitic roots.]
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Knesset
(ˈknɛsɪt) orKnesseth
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the unicameral parliament of Israel
[Hebrew, literally: gathering]
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Knes•set
(ˈknɛs ɛt, kəˈnɛs-)n.
the unicameral parliament of Israel.
[1949; < Modern Hebrew kneset, post-Biblical Hebrew kəneseth gathering]
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Noun | 1. | Knesset - the Israeli unicameral parliament parliament - a legislative assembly in certain countries |
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