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parliamentary
[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree, pahrl-yuh-]
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
/ -trɪ, ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ /
adjective
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
Other Word Forms
- parliamentarily adverb
- antiparliamentary adjective
- interparliamentary adjective
- nonparliamentary adjective
- preparliamentary adjective
- superparliamentary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of parliamentary1
Example Sentences
It added: "The security minister is driving forward work across government, the police, parliamentary authorities, and the Electoral Commission, to tackle this abuse."
But that change is unlikely to be happening any time soon, given how close we are to the end of the parliamentary term.
To minimise the prospect of parliamentary opposition, Mahmood has been meeting groups of Labour MPs in recent weeks to make what her allies call "the persuasive moral case for reform".
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok had himself said during a parliamentary hearing that the South Korean owned shipyard in Philadelphia did "not have the capability" to build such vessels, according to reports.
In a parliamentary debate this week, Conservative lawmakers led the charge attacking the BBC.
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