The word comes in part from the French verb parlor, which means to speak, which makes sense since this group of people assembled to talk about laws and issues. Another meaning of Parliament is the card deal known as ten or seven where you need with your 7th in a certain sequence and when by using all the cards. It is very important in democracy because it's a law making house where the government party and the opposite party both are assembled and talk about the new laws or important decisions too