: of or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War
… rendered the parliamentary armies … victorious. David Hume
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: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
parliamentary democracy
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: of or relating to members of a parliament
have the leader selected by the parliamentary caucusLondon Times
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: of or according to parliamentary law
parliamentary procedure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebProportional representation does often leave no single party with a parliamentary majority, resulting in coalition governments that can sometimes prove unstable. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 His predecessor, May, also called an early election, which lost her a parliamentary majority. William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business party recently lost its parliamentary majority after opponents seized on high inflation, portraying Mr. Macron as a leader ignoring the pocketbook issues of average French families. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 His victory represented the biggest parliamentary majority in the House of Commons since Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1987. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Crucial to his leadership ambitions will be the 1922 Committee — a parliamentary group of legislators who are not ministers or ministerial aides. Henry Austin, NBC News, 6 July 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance is projected to lose the parliamentary majority in France.Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 Voters have seen fit to grant their choice of president a parliamentary majority in order to carry out his agenda. David Faris, The Week, 10 June 2022 In 2017, for instance, while Ms. Le Pen garnered 34 percent of the vote in the presidential election, her party secured only eight seats in Parliament — not even enough to form a parliamentary group.New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin parlamentārius, parliamentārius, from parlamentum, parliamentumparliament + Latin -ārius-ary entry 2