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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In Asia, the Bank of Japan’s policy outlook, Australia’s growth figures and China’s annual parliamentary sessions are in focus.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Labour health minister Andrew Gwynne, who was suspended from the parliamentary party for offensive WhatsApp messages a year ago.
From BBC
The Greens had never won a parliamentary by-election before, and ran a grassroots campaign that sought to mobilise the constituency's 28 percent Muslim population.
From Barron's
Now Hannah Spencer has already claimed her place in the history books as the first ever Green candidate to win a parliamentary by-election.
From BBC
So this is a result that will take its place in the history of parliamentary contests between elections.
From BBC
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