parliamentary

[ pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh- ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.

  2. enacted or established by a parliament.

  1. having a parliament.

  2. of the nature of a parliament.

  3. in accordance with the formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion, and debate in deliberative bodies and organized assemblies: parliamentary order.

Origin of parliamentary

1
First recorded in 1610–20; parliament + -ary

Other words from parliamentary

  • par·lia·men·ta·ri·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
  • in·ter·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
  • non·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
  • pre·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
  • su·per·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective

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How to use parliamentary in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for parliamentary

parliamentary

/ (ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective(sometimes capital)
  1. of or characteristic of a parliament or Parliament

  2. proceeding from a parliament or Parliament: a parliamentary decree

  1. conforming to or derived from the procedures of a parliament or Parliament: parliamentary conduct

  2. having a parliament or Parliament

  3. of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War

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