parliamentary

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ UK /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #22473

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or made by a parliament.

Parliamentary procedures can be slow and complicated.
2

adj
(of a system of government) Having power held by a cabinet of ministers drawn from and answerable to parliament.

The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
3

adj
Following the rules and customs of a formal assembly.

The chairman insisted on strict parliamentary procedure during the debate.

Thesaurus

Opposites

non-parliamentarynonparliamentaryunparliamentary

Word family

Derived forms antiparliamentary extraparliamentary interparliamentaryparliamentarilyparliamentarinessparliamentarismpreparliamentarysemiparliamentary

Appears in

Phrases (1)

See all

parliamentary democracy
a democratic system of government organized around an elected parliament

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From parliament + -ary.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

External links

markdown