parliamentary
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parliamentary¹
- /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ US
- /ˌpɐːləˈment(ə)ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛntəɹi
adjective Parliamentary
- Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
- Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament. The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
- Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile. The train was moving less fast through the summer night. The swift express had changed into something almost a parliamentary, had stopped three times since Norwich, and now, at long last, was approaching Banton.
Opposite: non-parliamentary, nonparliamentary, unparliamentary
noun parliamentaries · Parliamentary
- Ellipsis of parliamentary train
Parliamentary²
Where it comes from
From Parliament + -ary.
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of parliamentary, typically in reference to a specific parliament, usually that of England or the United Kingdom.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: democratic, parliamentarian, congressional, congressman, session, sessional, parliament, legislature, parliamentarianism, electoral, council, legislation, legislative, lawmaker, knesset, bundestag
adjective
Opposite: non-parliamentary, nonparliamentary, unparliamentary
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adj of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
| Español | parlamentario |
|---|---|
| Português | parlamentar |
| Français | parlementaire |
| Deutsch | parlamentarisch |
| Italiano | parlamentare |
| Ελληνικά | κοινοβουλευτικός koinovouleftikós |
| Română | parlamentar |
| Русский | парла́ментский parlámentskij |
| Tiếng Việt | quốc hội |
| العربية | بَرْلَمَانِيّ barlamāniyy |
adj having the supreme executive and legislative power
| Português | parlamentar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | parlamentarisch |
| Русский | парла́ментский parlámentskij |
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