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• British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.From the entry model
• The parliamentary election(s) will be held in March.From the entry election
• The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.From the entry stack
• Today's parliamentary session only rehashed last week's arguments.From the entry rehash
• The newly appointed parliamentary under secretary answered questions regarding the new infrastructure policy in the House of Commons.From the entry parliamentary under secretary
• The housing crisis is now a “catalyst” for anti-immigrant sentiment, an Irish parliamentary committee warned in November.2023 December 11, Rory Hearne, “Ireland’s housing crisis is a disaster for its people – and a gift to far-right fearmongers”, in The…. From the entry catalyst
• It would have guaranteed parliamentary time for a bill to ban fracking.2023 September 1, Aubrey Allegretti, “‘She’s totally lost it’: Inside story of the unravelling of Liz Truss’s premiership”, in Katharine…. From the entry craftily
• It’s been called “coalitionology”: the new parlour and parliamentary game being played all over the country.2020 February 12, Senan Molony, "Election 2020: ‘Coalitionology’ — your guide to possible partners for a majority" The Times [Ireland…. From the entry coalitionology
• May scored an unforced own goal by reducing her party’s parliamentary seats and absolute majority.2017 June 9, Sotirios Zartaloudis, “Theresa May wins election, but ends up the biggest loser”, in The Globe and Mail. From the entry own goal
• By your actions you have betrayed the quintessence of our country, its adherence to parliamentary democracy.2016 November 23, Alan Wilkie (judge), R v Thomas Mair, sentencing remarks. From the entry affect
• Even if we′d got through the parliamentary session, they′d keep coming at us.2010, Bob Ellis, One Hundred Days of Summer: How We Got to Where We Are, unnumbered page. From the entry come at
• About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.1997, Chuks Okpaluba, Nkonzo Hlatshwayo, Bekithemba Khumalo, Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response, page 172. From the entry Euroafrican
• Imagine a parliamentary stenographer scribbling furiously in the days before tape recorders.1993, Graham Bradshaw, “Appendix: Dashing Othello’s Spirits”, in Misrepresentations: Shakespeare and the Materialists, Ithaca, N.Y.…. From the entry Hansard
• The Speaker’s responsibility was to ensure the orderly conduct of parliamentary business.1989, David McDowall, An Illustrated History of Britain, Longman, published 2006, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry swordlength
• The legislative processes, through which the parliamentary draftsman's work must pass, are confusing and muddled.1983, Geoffrey Lewis, “Statutory Interpretation”, in Lord Atkin, London: Butterworths, →ISBN, page 118; reprinted Oxford, Oxfordshire…. From the entry Hansard
• A NDP member elected in such party office would, however, be entitled to complete his parliamentary term.1961 August 4, “Delegates Reject Full-Time Treasurer”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, →ISSN, page 9. From the entry NDP
• He means that he has sold out to the parliamentary humbugs and the bourgeoisie.1901–1903, [George] Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman. […], Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable & Co., published 1903, →OCLC, Act III…. From the entry humbug
• The Irish gangland figure Gerry “the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.2026 May 24, Rory Carroll, “Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry gangland
• Fatalistic in the face of a parliamentary impasse, Mr.2025 September 8, Roger Cohen, “French Prime Minister Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote, Putting Pressure on Macron”, in The New York Times…. From the entry foretell
• Dutch councils work under a system of positive parliamentarism that closely mirrors parliamentary government at the national level.2025, Thijs Vos, Simon Otjes, Lianne van Kalken, and Geerten Boogaard, “Beyond coalition and opposition? The effect of councilwide…. From the entry positive parliamentarism
• Claims of a lack of parliamentary time don't wash.2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3. From the entry wash
• But a plummy-voiced Labour peer, Baron Peter Hain, decided to defy the court order, invoking his parliamentary privilege to identify Mr.2018 October 26, Ellen Barry, Amie Tsang, “London’s King of Retail Fashion, Brought Low by #MeToo”, in New York Times. From the entry plummy
• "They’ve had more of an influence than you would expect from a party that only won one parliamentary election."2018 April 9, Ellen Barry, “Europe: A Drifting UKIP Ousts Leader at Center of Racism Row”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Aug 2018. From the entry make the weather
• South Korea holds parliamentary elections on 11 April.29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948. From the entry centre-left
• The Conservative century was therefore a game of two halves with regard to the procedures for defining parliamentary constituencies.2011, David Gilbert, David Matless, Brian Short, Geographies of British Modernity: Space and Society in the Twentieth Century, →ISBN. From the entry game of two halves
• This has caused speculation that New Zealand is moving from a classic Westminster parliamentary system to a more parliamentary-congressional 'Washminster' hybrid.2007, Stephen I. Levine, Nigel S. Roberts, The Baubles of Office: The New Zealand General Election of 2005. From the entry Washminster
• Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted.2006 December 3, Mary Riddell, “Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction”, in The Observer. From the entry permit
• Parliamentary Private Secretary. 2. additional postscript (postpostscript).[1986, Joyce M[ary] Hawkins, editor, The Oxford Reference Dictionary, Oxford, Oxon: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 654, column 1. From the entry postpostscript
• Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13. From the entry punctiliousness
• The distinction between ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ parliamentarism, introduced by Bergman, has gained a wide use in the analysis of parliamentary politics and government formation.2024, Tom Louwerse, “Investiture and Removal of Governments: ‘Positive’ and ‘Negative’ Parliamentarism”, in New Developments in the Study…. From the entry negative parliamentarism
• Pacing among them is the parliamentary candidate, Rukchanok "Ice" Srinork, a 28-year-old woman brimming with energy, who constantly flicks through her social media pages.2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC News (World). From the entry flick through
• Strzok smirked as the joint committee members fought one another, yelled for points of order or parliamentary inquiries, talked over one another and finger-pointed.2018 July 16, Michael Bloomer, “Peter Strzok’s hearing made everyone look bad”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington…. From the entry finger-point
• Even so, they managed to morph the recent European parliamentary elections into a time bomb and plant it under their country’s own future.2014 June 6, Françoise Fressoz, “France’s Ticking Time Bomb”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry time bomb
• Certainly parliamentary politics is indebted to the rhetorical culture of addressing issues from opposite views and debating the alternatives pro et contra.2014, Kari Palonen, José María Rosales, Tapani Turkka, “Introduction: The Parliamentary Politics of Dissensus”, in Kari Palonen, José…. From the entry dissensus
• In parliamentary procedure dissensus and debate are institutionalised: no motion is approved without a thorough examination of and confrontation among imaginable alternatives.2014, Kari Palonen, José María Rosales, Tapani Turkka, “Introduction: The Parliamentary Politics of Dissensus”, in Kari Palonen, José…. From the entry dissensus
• Since there was no official language in Cisleithania (by contrast with the Kingdom of Hungary), there was no single official language of parliamentary procedure.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 67. From the entry Cisleithania

Meaning of parliamentary

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

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How do you use parliamentary in a sentence?

Parliamentary is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.”

What is a short sentence with parliamentary?

“Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.”

What does parliamentary mean?

Parliamentary means of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.