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unparliamentary
[ uhn-pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]
adjective
- not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
unparliamentary
/ ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- not consistent with parliamentary procedure or practice
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Derived Forms
- ˌunparliaˈmentariness, noun
- ˌunparliaˈmentarily, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unparliamentary1
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + parliamentary
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Example Sentences
It was said to be most unparliamentary to pass a bill one week, and the next week to pass a resolution condemning that bill.
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But he shrank from proposing this—the dear man might think it unparliamentary.
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Don't you know driving this sort of conveyance slap along the gravel 'ere, up to the pillars, 's unparliamentary?
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They stormed only because he made an unparliamentary use of his constitutional right.
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His language, when he spoke, was reckoned unparliamentary (as it undeniably was), and he dissolved the Long Parliament.
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