Tuesday, April 18, 2017

gender - Parliament - a she?


I've just come across a very strange phrase:




Parliament internationally surrendered HER sovereignty to the primacy of European Community law.



My question has nothing to do with politics! I just want to understand why the parliament is called "she". Is it an old-fashioned form?




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