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parliamentary definition

par·lia·men·tary (pär′lə ment′ə rē, -men′trē)

adjective

  1. of or like a parliament
  2. decreed or established by a parliament
  3. based on or conforming to the customs and rules of a parliament or other public assembly parliamentary procedure
  4. having or governed by a parliament; specif., designating or of a government in which a prime minister or premier holds office only so long as he or she commands a majority in the parliament

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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