English Explanatory Dictionary

parliamentary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
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.

noun

A parliamentary train.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of parliamentary, typically in reference to a specific parliament, usually that of England or the United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ en-us-parliamentary.ogg /ˌpɐːləˈment(ə)ɹi/

Word forms

parliamentary parliamentaries

Etymology

From parliament + -ary.

Antonyms

non-parliamentary nonparliamentary unparliamentary

Derived words

antiparliamentary extraparliamentary interparliamentary parliamentarily parliamentariness parliamentarism parliamentary agent parliamentary burgh parliamentary heel parliamentary monarchy parliamentary procedure parliamentary republic parliamentary train preparliamentary semiparliamentary Westminster parliamentary system Parliamentary green Parliamentary red Parliamentary Secretary

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