About The Word Parliamentary
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Parliamentary
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What's The Definition Of Parliamentary?
[adj] having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
[adj] in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law" [adj] relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body" Synonyms | Synonyms for Parliamentary: democratic Related Terms | Find terms related to Parliamentary: absolute | aristocratic | authoritarian | autocratic | autonomous | bicameral | bureaucratic | civic | civil | conforming | conformist | congressional | constitutional | deliberative | democratic | despotic | dictatorial | fascist | federal | federalist | federalistic | formal | governmental | gubernatorial | heteronomous | lawmaking | legislative | legislatorial | matriarchal | matriarchic | monarchal | monarchial | monarchic | monocratic | official | oligarchal | oligarchic | ordered | orderly | parliamentarian | patriarchal | patriarchic | pluralistic | political | procedural | republican | self-governing | senatorial | theocratic | totalitarian | unicameral See Also | Parliamentary In Webster's Dictionary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary
authority. --Bacon.
2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
--Sir M. Hale.
3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of
deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.
{Parliamentary agent}, a person, usually a solicitor,
professionally employed by private parties to explain and
recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of
Parliament. [Eng.]
{Parliamentary train}, one of the trains which, by act of
Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the
conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.
[Eng.]
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