Definition of parliamentary
1a : of or relating to a parliament parliamentary elections parliamentary debateb : 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
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Senate Republicans ultimately changed parliamentary rules to advance the nomination and Gorsuch was confirmed by a 54-45 vote.
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During the presidential campaign, conservative candidate Francois Fillon was at the center of the scandal when press reports revealed his wife, Penelope, was richly paid as a parliamentary aide, allegedly without actually working.
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In this Thursday, May 18, 2017, file photo, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos speaks during a parliamentary session to vote more austerity measures as part of an agreement with international bailout creditors, in Athens.
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Still, the Conservatives were projected to retain their parliamentary majority—though by a narrower-than-expected margin.
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The opposition plans a parliamentary vote of no confidence in Zuma, but lawmakers of the majority ANC have always voted in support of their leader in other similar votes.
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Rudd sought to reinforce that by pointing to the parliamentary voting records of Corbyn and his key spokespeople on home affairs and finance.
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People's Party, whose leader Marian Kotleba is an open admirer of Jozef Tiso, who ran Slovakia as a Nazi satellite state during World War II, won about eight percent of the vote - and 14 seats - in last year's parliamentary elections.
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Asia: PM Hashimoto’s pre-parliamentary election vow to pursue tax reductions rallied the Nikkei, which gained 0.70 percent.
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First Known Use of parliamentary
1604
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PARLIAMENTARY Defined for English Language Learners
parliamentary
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: relating to or including a parliament
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parliamentary
playLegal Definition of parliamentary
1a : 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
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