antiparliamentary

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæntiˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/ UK /ˌantiˌpɑːləˈmɛntəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government

The faction's antiparliamentary stance led it to boycott every election.

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Synonyms

1 adj · opposed to parliament or to... antiparliamentarian

Opposites

parliamentary

Word family

Related forms parliament parliamentary parley

Etymology

A modern formation from anti- ('against') + parliamentary, the latter from parliament, from Old French parlement ('a speaking, conference'), from parler ('to speak').

antí Ancient Greek parler Old French

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# antiparliamentary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæntiˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌantiˌpɑːləˈmɛntəri/

## Meanings
1. opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government

## Examples
- The faction's antiparliamentary stance led it to boycott every election.

## Synonyms
- antiparliamentarian

## Antonyms
- parliamentary

## Related Forms
- parliament
- parliamentary
- parley

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: antí
- Root: parler

## Etymology
A modern formation from anti- ('against') + parliamentary, the latter from parliament, from Old French parlement ('a speaking, conference'), from parler ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
antiparliamentary is a modern formation from anti- ('against') + parliamentary, the latter from parliament, from Old French parlement ('a speaking, conference'), from parler ('to speak'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the adjective sense is "opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as parliament, parliamentary, parley, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek antí, Old French parler, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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