| 释义 |
Knesset|ˈknɛsɪt|
[Heb., lit. gathering.]
The parliament of the State of Israel. Also attrib.
1949Jewish Chron. 11 Feb. 1/2 On Monday next Israel's newly elected Constituent Assembly, to be known as the Knesset Gedola, will hold its first meeting in Jerusalem. 1956Ann. Reg. 1955 283 The General Election for the Knesset. 1959New Statesman 14 Nov. 648/1 At the other political pole, the Communists slumped heavily, losing three of their six Knesset seats. 1972Guardian 27 Mar. 4/4 Arab propagandists are wrong in claiming that a map hangs in the Knesset building showing the land from the Nile to the Euphrates. |