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Definition of parliamentary - 4 dictionary results

par⋅lia⋅men⋅ta⋅ry

  [pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
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1. of or pertaining to a parliament or any of its members.
2. enacted or established by a parliament.
3. having a parliament.
4. of the nature of a parliament.
5. in accordance with the formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion, and debate in deliberative bodies and organized assemblies: parliamentary order.
Origin:
1610–20; parliament + -ary

Related forms:
par⋅lia⋅men⋅ta⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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par·lia·men·ta·ry   (pär'lə-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a parliament.
  2. Enacted or decreed by a parliament.
  3. Being in accord with the rules and customs of a parliament.
    1. Having a parliament.
    2. Characterized by an executive branch consisting of cabinet ministers selected from and responsible to the parliament: parliamentary government.
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Parliamentary

Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]

1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. --Bacon.

2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. --Sir M. Hale.

3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.

Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.]

Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: par·lia·men·ta·ry
Pronunciation: "pär-l&-'men-t&-rE, "pärl-y&-
Function: adjective
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 <parliamentary procedure>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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