parliamentary
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
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enacted or established by a parliament.
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having a parliament.
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of the nature of a parliament.
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in accordance with the formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion, and debate in deliberative bodies and organized assemblies.
parliamentary order.
adjective
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of or characteristic of a parliament or Parliament
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proceeding from a parliament or Parliament
a parliamentary decree
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conforming to or derived from the procedures of a parliament or Parliament
parliamentary conduct
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having a parliament or Parliament
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of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War
Other Word Forms
- antiparliamentary adjective
- interparliamentary adjective
- nonparliamentary adjective
- parliamentarily adverb
- preparliamentary adjective
- superparliamentary adjective
Etymology
Origin of parliamentary
First recorded in 1610–20; parliament + -ary
Example Sentences
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Nepali candidates launch their campaigns on Monday for next month's parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti‑corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025.
From Barron's
"With 77 seats, we have nearly quadrupled our parliamentary presence and become one of the strongest opposition blocs in modern Bangladeshi politics," he said.
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A meeting of the parliamentary Labour party at Westminster also rallied behind him.
From BBC
As well as parliamentary elections, voters are also taking part in a referendum on whether to endorse that charter.
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"I'm calling for a family policy overhaul," the lead author of a parliamentary report on the cause of dwindling birth rates, Jeremie Patrier-Leitus, told AFP.
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