parliamentary

adjective

par·lia·men·ta·ry ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē How to pronounce parliamentary (audio)

also ˌpärl-yə-

: of or relating to a parliament

parliamentary elections

parliamentary debate

: enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament

a parliamentary grant of money

: of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War

… rendered the parliamentary armies … victorious.

David Hume

: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government

parliamentary democracy

: of or relating to members of a parliament

have the leader selected by the parliamentary caucus

London Times

: of or according to parliamentary law

parliamentary procedure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Proportional representation does often leave no single party with a parliamentary majority, resulting in coalition governments that can sometimes prove unstable.

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 His predecessor, May, also called an early election, which lost her a parliamentary majority.

William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business party recently lost its parliamentary majority after opponents seized on high inflation, portraying Mr. Macron as a leader ignoring the pocketbook issues of average French families.

Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 His victory represented the biggest parliamentary majority in the House of Commons since Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1987.

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Crucial to his leadership ambitions will be the 1922 Committee — a parliamentary group of legislators who are not ministers or ministerial aides.

Henry Austin, NBC News, 6 July 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance is projected to lose the parliamentary majority in France.

Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 Voters have seen fit to grant their choice of president a parliamentary majority in order to carry out his agenda.

David Faris, The Week, 10 June 2022 In 2017, for instance, while Ms. Le Pen garnered 34 percent of the vote in the presidential election, her party secured only eight seats in Parliament — not even enough to form a parliamentary group.

New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin parlamentārius, parliamentārius, from parlamentum, parliamentum parliament + Latin -ārius -ary entry 2

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	parliamentary
释义	parliamentary adjective par·lia·men·ta·ry ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē also ˌpärl-yə- 1 a : of or relating to a parliament parliamentary elections parliamentary debate b : enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament a parliamentary grant of money 2 : of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War … rendered the parliamentary armies … victorious. David Hume 3 : of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government parliamentary democracy 4 : of or relating to members of a parliament have the leader selected by the parliamentary caucus London Times 5 : of or according to parliamentary law parliamentary procedure Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Proportional representation does often leave no single party with a parliamentary majority, resulting in coalition governments that can sometimes prove unstable. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 His predecessor, May, also called an early election, which lost her a parliamentary majority. William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business party recently lost its parliamentary majority after opponents seized on high inflation, portraying Mr. Macron as a leader ignoring the pocketbook issues of average French families. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 His victory represented the biggest parliamentary majority in the House of Commons since Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1987. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Crucial to his leadership ambitions will be the 1922 Committee — a parliamentary group of legislators who are not ministers or ministerial aides. Henry Austin, NBC News, 6 July 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance is projected to lose the parliamentary majority in France. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 Voters have seen fit to grant their choice of president a parliamentary majority in order to carry out his agenda. David Faris, The Week, 10 June 2022 In 2017, for instance, while Ms. Le Pen garnered 34 percent of the vote in the presidential election, her party secured only eight seats in Parliament — not even enough to form a parliamentary group. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Medieval Latin parlamentārius, parliamentārius, from parlamentum, parliamentum parliament + Latin -ārius -ary entry 2 First Known Use 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing parliamentary parliamentary law parliamentary government parliamentary law parliamentary government Legal Definition parliamentary adjective par·lia·men·ta·ry ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-tə-rē, ˌpärl-yə- 1 a : of or relating to a parliament b : enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament 2 : of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government 3 : of or relating to the members of a parliament 4 : of or according to parliamentary law parliamentary adjective as in ministerial Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ministerial official administrative governmental executive bureaucratic supervisory regulatory managerial directorial authoritarian despotic dictatorial Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonsupervisory nonmanagerial
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parliamentary

adjective

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing parliamentary

Legal Definition

adjective

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