Parliamentary Meaning
/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
adjHaving the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
Sentence Examples
Did you listen to the parliamentary debate?
Germany is a parliamentary republic.
Algeria's corrupt officials dipped into the country's petrodollars without parliamentary oversight.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ system requires that the government have majority support.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The opposition raised a ____ objection to the way the vote was being conducted.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English parliamentary From parliament + -ary.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ system requires that the government have majority support.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The opposition raised a ____ objection to the way the vote was being conducted.