parliamentary
pronunciation
How to pronounce parliamentary in British English:
UK [ˌpɑ:ləˈmentri]
How to pronounce parliamentary in American English:
US [ˌpɑrləˈmentri]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or having the nature of a parliament
- having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
- in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
Word Origin
- parliamentary (adj.)
- 1610s, from parliament + -ary.
Example
- 1. That bodes ill for september 's parliamentary elections .
- 2. Responding to a budget is the most daunting of all parliamentary burdens .
- 3. The retailing reform does not require parliamentary approval .
- 4. Hamas won palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 .
- 5. Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary nation .