parliamentary

UK/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi//ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

parliamentary adjective: of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.

Adjective (1)

parliamentary (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
- Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
- An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”2023 March 24, Rhea Mogul, “Russia can’t meet India arms deliveries due to Ukraine war, Indian Air Force says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2024
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
- The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
(UK, historical) 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.
- The train was moving less fast through the summer night. The swift express had changed into something almost a parliamentary, had stopped three times since Norwich, and now, at long last, was approaching Banton.1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

(UK, historical) A parliamentary train.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Parliamentary

Parliamentary (not comparable)

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

parliamentary meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

parliamentary in Marathi

of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament: संसदीय sausdīy

parliamentary in Urdu

of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament: پارْلِیمانِی pārlīmānī

parliamentary in Tagalog

of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament: pambatasan
having the supreme executive and legislative power: pambatasan

parliamentary in Arabic

of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament: بَرْلَمَانِيّ barlamāniyy

More languagesFewer languages

parliamentary in Malay: parlimen, parlementer
parliamentary in Indonesian: parlementer
parliamentary in Vietnamese: quốc hội

Examples of parliamentary in a sentence

British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.
The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.

All 40 example sentences with parliamentary

Antonyms of parliamentary

Forms of parliamentary

Adjective
alternative form	Parliamentary
Noun
plural	parliamentaries

Origin of parliamentary

From parliament + -ary.

From Parliament + -ary.

Phrases with parliamentary

Words that rhyme with parliamentary

Questions about parliamentary

What does parliamentary mean?: Parliamentary means of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
What is parliamentary in Marathi?: Parliamentary in Marathi is संसदीय (sausdīy). See Parliamentary meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is parliamentary?: Parliamentary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce parliamentary?: Parliamentary is pronounced /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (UK).

Words near parliamentary in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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