parliamentary
adjective
par·lia·men·ta·ry
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Definition of parliamentary
1a
: of or relating to a parliament
parliamentary elections parliamentary debate
b
: enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament
a parliamentary grant of money
2
: of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War
… rendered the parliamentary armies … victorious.— David Hume
3
: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
parliamentary democracy
4
: of or relating to members of a parliament
have the leader selected by the parliamentary caucus — London Times
5
: of or according to parliamentary law
parliamentary procedure
Examples of parliamentary in a Sentence
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In a second straight day of parliamentary turmoil, the House of Commons voted by 327-299 in favor of the bill, sending it to Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords. — Danica Kirka, The Denver Post, "Brexit: U.K. Parliament delivers Boris Johnson third defeat in 2 days," 4 Sep. 2019 After 1994, progress was gradual, until 2003, when the Revolution of Roses precipitated presidential and parliamentary elections. — Natasha Frost, Quartzy, "What’s behind a stratospheric tourism boom in the tiny European nation of Georgia," 31 Aug. 2019 Before Thunberg spoke Tuesday to a French parliamentary committee, some conservative members of parliament publicly insulted her and refused to attend the event. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Listen: Climate change crusader Greta Thunberg records track with The 1975," 25 July 2019 Were Bahceli to give the order, MHP members would quit too, and new presidential and parliamentary elections would have to be called. — Jason Epstein, National Review, "Whoever Wins Istanbul’s Mayoral Election, There’s Trouble Ahead for Erdogan," 22 June 2019 In 2012, a British parliamentary committee chided executives from Amazon, Google, and even Starbucks for employing such tactics. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "UK set to impose new “tech tax” on Silicon Valley giants," 29 Oct. 2018 Though society has evolved, rightwing white male members continue to obfuscate, hide behind parliamentary procedure, and delay the inevitable. — Betty Folliard, Twin Cities, "Betty Folliard: ERA 2020 — let’s finish what the suffragists started," 25 Aug. 2019 Schuster also warned against any political deals with the right-wing Alternative for Germany party, which is expected to gain parliamentary seats in local elections in former East German states next month. — Toby Axelrod, sun-sentinel.com, "Nazi camp memorials in Germany should offer tours in Arabic, Jewish leader says," 22 Aug. 2019 Salvini’s party also came in first in the European parliamentary elections in Italy, with his anti-EU campaign taking 34 percent of the vote. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Italy’s prime minister just resigned. What the heck comes next?," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'parliamentary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for parliamentary
parliamentary
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of parliamentary
: relating to or including a parliament
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parliamentary
adjective
par·lia·men·ta·ry
| \ ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-tə-rē, ˌpärl-yə-
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Legal Definition of parliamentary
1a
: of or relating to a parliament
b
: enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament
2
: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
3
: of or relating to the members of a parliament
4
: of or according to parliamentary law
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