parliamentary

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par·lia·men·ta·ry | \ ˌpär-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē

also ˌpärl-yə- \

Definition of parliamentary

1a : 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

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Recent Examples on the Web It will be prepared by his new government and is expected to be presented just after the parliamentary election. — The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2022 It will be prepared by his new government and is expected to be presented just after the parliamentary election. — Sylvie Corbet, ajc, 16 May 2022 Lebanese voted on Sunday to choose a new government in the country’s first parliamentary election since the beginning of a once-in-a-century economic collapse. — WSJ, 16 May 2022 Now, just hours ahead of Lebanon's parliamentary election on Sunday, voters are expected to cast a ballot amidst misery, threats and corruption. — Carmen Geha, CNN, 14 May 2022 Opposition parties are looking to break his government's majority in France's parliamentary election in June. — Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022 Estonia becomes the world’s first country to use internet voting in a parliamentary election. — Gil Press, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 But calls for alliance with Le Pen for parliamentary election. — Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 Despite a successful period, Orbán’s party lost the parliamentary election in 2002. — Zsuzsanna Szelényi, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

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