parliamentary

parliamentary

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English

Etymology

parliament +‎ -ary

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌpaːləˈment(ə)ɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntəɹi

Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
  2. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
  3. (British, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.

Antonyms

  • non-parliamentary, nonparliamentary
  • unparliamentary

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

  1. (UK, historical) A parliamentary train.

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