Definition of parliamentary
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
