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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The constitution reserves half of parliamentary seats and senior civil-service jobs for Christians.
Kyrgyzstan votes Sunday in a snap parliamentary election, a contest with no formal parties or organised opposition that is set to cement the power of President Sadyr Japarov.
From Barron's
The pair tied the knot in the capital, Canberra, on Saturday afternoon local time - the day after the final sitting of the parliamentary year.
From BBC
She also asked to be allowed to attend parliamentary sessions virtually.
From BBC
Wednesday's coup came a day before authorities were due to announce the provisional results of a presidential and parliamentary election.
From BBC
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