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

In the aftermath of Labour coming third in the Caerphilly by-election, its first parliamentary defeat there in 100 years, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his party "clearly need to do much more".

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He disappointed Francoists by supporting a parliamentary system within a constitutional monarchy.

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Perhaps more worrying for the palace is a renewed parliamentary interest in royal finances.

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A parliamentary committee said the scarcity of useful land "stops some communities flourishing."

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Nepal's Election Commission said on Wednesday that 125 political parties had registered to contest the first parliamentary polls since a mass uprising in September ousted the government.

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Related Words

• congressional 
• senatorial