parliamentary
adjective
par·lia·men·ta·ry
ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē 
also ˌpärl-yə-
1
a
: 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
David Hume3
: 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
London Times5
: of or according to parliamentary law
parliamentary procedure
Examples of parliamentary in a Sentence
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Across much of the 27-nation EU, from Finland to Greece, Poland to Ireland, farmers' discontent is gathering momentum as June EU parliamentary elections draw near.
—Raf Casert, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety Former Liberal Party parliamentary aide Bruce Lehrmann sued another media operation Network 10 for defamation.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Mind-Bogglingly Large India’s first national parliamentary elections, from 1951 to 1952, lasted over 120 days.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The ruling People’s Action Party had its worst performance in the 2020 election despite winning 89% of parliamentary seats.
—Philip J. Heijmans, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
In the 2019 elections, the BJP enjoyed a landslide victory after clinching an absolute majority by 303 parliamentary seats.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The vote Thursday came after the parliamentary defense committee removed a key provision from the bill that would rotate out troops who served 36 months of combat – a key promise of the Ukrainian leadership.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Voter turnout reached 67%, the highest in 32 years for a parliamentary election, according to the National Election Commission.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Until 2019, the Tories held only three out of twenty-nine parliamentary seats in the region.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Raf Casert, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety Former Liberal Party parliamentary aide Bruce Lehrmann sued another media operation Network 10 for defamation.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Mind-Bogglingly Large India’s first national parliamentary elections, from 1951 to 1952, lasted over 120 days.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The ruling People’s Action Party had its worst performance in the 2020 election despite winning 89% of parliamentary seats.
—Philip J. Heijmans, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
In the 2019 elections, the BJP enjoyed a landslide victory after clinching an absolute majority by 303 parliamentary seats.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The vote Thursday came after the parliamentary defense committee removed a key provision from the bill that would rotate out troops who served 36 months of combat – a key promise of the Ukrainian leadership.
—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Voter turnout reached 67%, the highest in 32 years for a parliamentary election, according to the National Election Commission.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Until 2019, the Tories held only three out of twenty-nine parliamentary seats in the region.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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parliamentary
adjective
par·lia·men·ta·ry
ˌpär-lə-ˈment-ə-rē
-ˈmen-trē,
also ˌpärl-yə-
1
: of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
2
: of or relating to government by a cabinet whose members belong to and are responsible to the legislature
3
: of or according to the rules governing the way in which official meetings (as of a parliament or congress) are conducted
parliamentary procedure
Legal Definition
parliamentary
adjective
par·lia·men·ta·ry
ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-tə-rē, ˌpärl-yə-
1
a
: 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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