parliamentary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɐːləˈment(ə)ɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor. Latin parabola ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parabolāre Old French parler (to speak) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French parlementbor. Middle English parlement English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English parliamentary From parliament + -ary.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”
2023 March 24, Rhea Mogul, “Russia can’t meet India arms deliveries due to Ukraine war, Indian Air Force says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2024:Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
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(not-comparable) Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
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(UK, historical, not-comparable) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unparliamentary · nonparliamentary · non-parliamentary
Deriveds
parliamentariness · extraparliamentary · parliamentary train · parliamentary heel · preparliamentary · parliamentary republic · parliamentarism · parliamentary agent · interparliamentary · parliamentary burgh · parliamentary under secretary · parliamentary procedure · parliamentarily · antiparliamentary · Westminster parliamentary system · parliamentary borough · semiparliamentary · parliamentary monarchy
Translations (55)
de parlamentarisch (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · hu parlamenti (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · el κοινοβουλευτικός (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · id parlementer (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · nl parlementair (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ur پارْلِیمانِی (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hu parlamentáris (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · mr संसदीय (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hy պառլամենտական (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · eo parlamenta (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · vi quốc hội (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · pt parlamentar (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · rm parlamentari (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ru парла́ментский (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · tl pambatasan (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hu országgyűlési (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · sq kuvendor (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · es parlamentario (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · gv ard-whaiylagh (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · hu népképviseleti (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · bg парламента́рен (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ms parlimen (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · fi parlamentaarinen (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · be парля́мэнцкі (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ast parllamentariu (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · uk парла́ментський (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · tl pambatasan (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · sl parlamentaren (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ca parlamentari (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · sk parlamentný (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · pl parlamentarny (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · cs parlamentní (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · fr parlementaire (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ka საპარლამენტო (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ru парла́ментский (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · it parlamentare (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · be парла́менцкі (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · sv parlamentarisk (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · cy seneddol (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · ms parlementer (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hy խորհրդարանական (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · mk парламента́рен (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ar بَرْلَمَانِيّ (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hy խորհրդարանական (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · fi parlamentaarinen (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · gv ard-whaiylagh (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · hy պառլամենտական (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · ro parlamentar (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · pt parlamentar (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · sq parlamentar (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · cy seneddol (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · de parlamentarisch (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · cs parlamentní (having the supreme executive and legislative power) · ka პარლამენტარული (of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament) · ka პარლამენტარული (having the supreme executive and legislative power)