'Parliamentary' definitions:
Definition of 'parliamentary'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
adjective
Having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
adjective
In accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"
Definition of 'Parliamentary'
From: GCIDE
- Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.]
- Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'parliamentary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- aristocratic,
- authoritarian,
- autocratic,
- autonomous,
- bicameral,
- bureaucratic,
- civic,
- civil,
- conforming,
- conformist,
- congressional,
- constitutional,
- deliberative,
- democratic,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- fascist,
- federal,
- federalist,
- federalistic,
- formal,
- governmental,
- gubernatorial,
- heteronomous,
- lawmaking,
- legislative,
- legislatorial,
- matriarchal,
- matriarchic,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monocratic,
- official,
- oligarchal,
- oligarchic,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- parliamentarian,
- patriarchal,
- patriarchic,
- pluralistic,
- political,
- procedural,
- republican,
- self-governing,
- senatorial,
- theocratic,
- totalitarian,
- unicameral