parliamentary

[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree, pahrl-yuh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.

2. enacted or established by a parliament.

3. having a parliament.

4. of the nature of a parliament.

5. in accordance with the formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion, and debate in deliberative bodies and organized assemblies.

   parliamentary order.

parliamentary

/ -trɪ, ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ /

adjective

1. of or characteristic of a parliament or Parliament

2. proceeding from a parliament or Parliament

   a parliamentary decree

3. conforming to or derived from the procedures of a parliament or Parliament

   parliamentary conduct

4. having a parliament or Parliament

5. of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War

Other Word Forms

• parliamentarily adverb
• antiparliamentary adjective
• interparliamentary adjective
• nonparliamentary adjective
• preparliamentary adjective
• superparliamentary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parliamentary¹

First recorded in 1610–20; parliament + -ary

Example Sentences

The Parliamentary Security Department is responsible for security within Parliament, and works with police forces, who are responsible for security outside of the parliamentary estate.

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But his party is yet to win a parliamentary or assembly seat.

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Moldovans have voted in parliamentary elections seen as critical for their future path to the European Union amid allegations of "massive Russian interference" before the vote.

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A parliamentary committee said some small suppliers had told them they had, at most, one week left before they ran out of cash.

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Some MPs on the right of the Labour Party had been pushing for McDonnell - a long-time ally of Corbyn - to be expelled from the parliamentary party on a more permanent basis.

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Related Words

• congressional 
• senatorial