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parliamentary

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. parliamentary (adjective)
  2. parliamentary agent (noun)
  3. parliamentary borough (noun)
  4. parliamentary burgh (noun)
  5. parliamentary counsel (noun)
  6. parliamentary government (noun)
  7. parliamentary law (noun)
  8. parliamentary party (noun)
  9. parliamentary system (noun)
  10. parliamentary train (noun)

par·lia·men·ta·ry

adj \-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē\

Definition of PARLIAMENTARY

1
a : of or relating to a parliament b : enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament
2
: of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War
3
: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
4
: of or relating to members of a parliament
5
: of or according to parliamentary law <parliamentary procedure>
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First Known Use of PARLIAMENTARY

1604

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with PARLIAMENTARY

complementary, documentary, double entry, elementary, mockumentary, rudimentary, sedimentary, single entry, supplementary, testamentary

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