Parliamentary is used to describe things that are connected with a parliament or with Members of Parliament.
He used his influence to make sure she was not selected as a parliamentary candidate.
Synonyms: governmental, congressional, legislative, law-making More Synonyms of parliamentary
parliamentary in British English
(ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective(sometimes capital)
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
parliamentary in American English
(ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri; ˌpɑrləˈmɛntri)
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
Examples of 'parliamentary' in a sentence
parliamentary
Devereux was providing a lead, staring straight into the eyes of the enemy, and his parliamentary troops were rallying.
Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (1974)
It involved an interesting point of law and I looked forward to some hours of quiet research in case books, parliamentary laws and codes.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (1974)
There were no rules of parliamentary procedure at meetings in PDC.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE DISPOSSESSED (1974)
In other languages
parliamentary
British English: parliamentary ADJECTIVE
Parliamentary is used to describe things that are connected with a parliament or with members of parliament.
She was selected as a parliamentary candidate.
American English: parliamentary
Brazilian Portuguese: parlamentar
Chinese: 议会的
European Spanish: parlamentario
French: au parlement
German: parlamentarisch
Italian: parlamentare
Japanese: 議会の
Korean: 의회의
European Portuguese: parlamentar
Latin American Spanish: parlamentario
All related terms of 'parliamentary'
parliamentary agent
(in Britain) a person who is employed to manage the parliamentary business of a private group
parliamentary election
an election to select the members of a national parliament
parliamentary inquiry
a question asked of the presiding officer of a parliament in relation to parliamentary law
parliamentary candidate
a person who campaigns to become a member of parliament
Parliamentary Commissioner
a commissioner who acts as independent referee between individual citizens and their government or its administration
parliamentary democracy
a system of government in which people elect representatives to a parliament to make laws, for example Canada and the UK
parliamentary government
government by a body of cabinet ministers who are chosen from and responsible to the legislature and act as advisers to a nominal chief of state
parliamentary privilege
legal immunity allowing lawmakers to speak freely without being subject to the usual laws of slander
parliamentary secretary
(in Britain) a Member of Parliament appointed , usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities
Parliamentary Labour Party
→ the Parliamentary Labour Party
parliamentary private secretary
(in Britain ) a backbencher in Parliament who assists a minister , esp in liaison with other backbenchers
the Parliamentary Labour Party
the members of the Labour Party who are also Members of Parliament
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
a commissioner who acts as independent referee between individual citizens and their government or its administration
Chinese translation of 'parliamentary'
parliamentary
(pɑːləˈmɛntərɪ)
adj
议(議)会(會)的 (yìhuì de)
(adjective)
Definition
of or from a parliament
There have been demands for a full parliamentary enquiry.