parliamentary

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English

Alternative forms

• Parliamentary

Etymology

From 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

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Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

1. (UK, historical) A parliamentary train.