majlis means A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
majlis is pronounced /ˈmɑːd͡ʒlɪs/.
Why “majlis” is a great word
MAJLIS — [Noun] A council or assembly, particularly within Muslim societies, and specifically the parliament of Iran. Borrowed from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis, "a place of sitting, assembly, council"). First attested in English around 1815–1821. Unlike a "parliament," with its generic legislative scope, or a "congress," with its specific Western democratic architecture, a *majlis* is a gathering rooted in the political and social soil of the Islamic world. It is the elders deliberating on low cushions, the formal debate beneath a parliamentary dome, and the quiet arbitration in a shaded courtyard—an ancient vessel for discourse, continually refilled with the urgent business of the present, where authority is performed and renewed through the simple, potent act of sitting together.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).
noun
- A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
- The parliament of Iran.