parliamentary

[US]/ˌpɑːləˈmentri/
[UK]/ˌpɑːrləˈmentri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to a parliament; characterized by careful and polite language

Phrases & Collocations

parliamentary system

parliamentary debate

parliamentary procedure

parliamentary democracy

parliamentary session

Example Sentences

abidance by parliamentary procedure.

They will bring in a parliamentary bill.

the non-parliamentary section of the party.

The government lost a parliamentary confidence vote.

the parliamentary arithmetic facing the government.

the money was spent without parliamentary authority.

a parliamentary candidate in the Hampstead and Highgate constituency.

parliamentary approval of the treaty went through on the nod.

a parliamentary debate on the fishing industry

they started meeting regularly to concert their parliamentary tactics.

Real-world Examples

Tear gas disrupts a parliamentary meeting in Kosovo.

Source: AP Listening August 2016 Collection

Japan is officially a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

Estonia introduced online voting in parliamentary elections in 2007.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Right. So these elections - they're parliamentary elections.

Source: NPR News April 2018 Collection

Parliamentary elections have been indefinitely postponed.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Polls have closed in Finland's parliamentary elections.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2019

Parliamentary elections are underway in Israel.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2015

There's two thousand clocks on the parliamentary estate.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

He was speaking during the on-going annual parliamentary meeting.

Source: CRI Online March 2019 Collection

That country has been planning parliamentary elections this weekend.

Source: NPR News October 2018 Collection

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