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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

parliamentary Synonyms

parliamentary

modif.

congressional, administrative, lawmaking; see authoritative 2, governmental, legislative, political.

parliamentary Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • then: Back in March 1990, the then Parliamentary Secretary, the right hon.
  • ever: A revolt by Labor MPs has inflicted the first ever parliamentary defeat on the government on its anti-terror laws.
  • purely: Purely parliamentary, anti-revolutionary socialism nowhere and never resulted in a socialist ministry.
  • exclusively: The reformist outlook which dominates Labor confines the party to an exclusively parliamentary role within the capitalist system.

Modifies a noun

  • under-secretary: Town Center Planning The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ( Mr.
  • constituency: The record here involves 19 contenders in a parliamentary constituency.
  • election: The next European Parliamentary Elections are due in 2009.
  • democracy: Coverage of the scrutiny process is central to our parliamentary democracy.
  • scrutiny: I turn, first, to the level of parliamentary scrutiny.
  • candidate: A parliamentary candidate in 2001, Stephen often writes on political matters.

Used with adjective complement

appoint: He has recently been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mike O'Brien, Minister of State for International Trade and Investment.