parliamentary

/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

UK: /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

parliamentary

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Definition

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.

Etymology

From parliament + -ary.

Example Sentences

  • "Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow."
  • "The UK is a parliamentary democracy."
  • "The train was moving less fast through the summer night. The swift express had changed into something almost a parliamentary, had stopped three times since Norwich, and now, at long last, was approaching Banton."
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