parliamentary

[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]

par·lia·men·ta·ry

[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
adjective
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

par·lia·men·ta·ri·ly, adverb
an·ti·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
in·ter·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
non·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
pre·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
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su·per·par·lia·men·ta·ry, adjective
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Parliamentary has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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parliamentary (ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
1.  of or characteristic of a parliament or Parliament
2.  proceeding from a parliament or Parliament: a parliamentary decree
3.  conforming to or derived from the procedures of a parliament or Parliament: parliamentary conduct
4.  having a parliament or Parliament
5.  of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War

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