parliamentary

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌpɑːləˈmentəɹi/
• (America) IPA: /ˌpɑːɹləˈmentəɹi/

Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament

   Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.

2. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.

   Britain is a parliamentary democracy.

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.

Translations

• French: parlementaire
• German: parlamentarisch
• Portuguese: parlamentar
• Russian: парла́ментский
• Spanish: parlamentario

Translations

• German: parlamentarisch
• Portuguese: parlamentar
• Russian: парла́ментский

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

1. (UK, historical) A parliamentary train.

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