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parliamentary

[ pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -treeor, sometimes, pahrl-yuh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
enacted or established by a parliament.
having a parliament.
of the nature of a parliament.
in accordance with the formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion, and debate in deliberative bodies and organized assemblies:
parliamentary order.

parliamentary

/ ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ /

of or characteristic of a parliament or Parliament
proceeding from a parliament or Parliament
a parliamentary decree
conforming to or derived from the procedures of a parliament or Parliament
parliamentary conduct
having a parliament or Parliament
of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War

First recorded in 1610–20; parliament + -ary

Jennie kept his parliamentary vestments for her son, apparently instilling in Winston the sense that he would be a leader.

“I think that all Slovaks should feel offended,” said MP Tomas Galbavy, who served on the parliamentary culture committee.

The Sunday Times of London has reported that it has given a U.K. parliamentary committee evidence of such a Russian gift.

And if you look at Britain in comparison: it had a parliamentary system at that time.

According to the Parliamentary committee on security and defense there are thousands of soldiers like al-Saadi.

Battle of Wakefield; the forces of Charles I defeated by the parliamentary troops.

Mr. Grierson was, perhaps, the ablest witness before Parliamentary Committees the railway service ever had, which is saying much.

Hard upon all this came the work of preparing for a Parliamentary fight.

Moreover, it must be prejudicial to the national interest to impose parliamentary taxes.

On the fourth day of the proceedings I made my début as a Parliamentary witness.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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