unparliamentary
not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
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How to use unparliamentary in a sentence
It was said to be most unparliamentary to pass a bill one week, and the next week to pass a resolution condemning that bill.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut he shrank from proposing this—the dear man might think it unparliamentary.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesDon't you know driving this sort of conveyance slap along the gravel 'ere, up to the pillars, 's unparliamentary?
Evan Harrington, Complete | George MeredithThey stormed only because he made an unparliamentary use of his constitutional right.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte | Karl MarxHis language, when he spoke, was reckoned unparliamentary (as it undeniably was), and he dissolved the Long Parliament.
Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for unparliamentary
/ (ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /
not consistent with parliamentary procedure or practice
Derived forms of unparliamentary
- unparliamentarily, adverb
- unparliamentariness, noun
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