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parliamentary

/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjective5 syllables

Parliamentary means: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament.

Synonyms for parliamentary1

adjective, as in having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament

democratic

adjective, as in in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly

democratic

What does parliamentary mean?3

adjective

1

having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament“parliamentary government”

2

in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly“parliamentary law”

3

relating to or having the nature of a parliament“parliamentary reform”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with parliamentary?5

five syllables

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Parliamentary in a sentence

  • A parliamentary term lasts, as a rule, for four years.sundown
  • Morocco is a constitutional, democratic, parliamentary and social monarchy.yacsama
  • Algeria's corrupt officials dipped into the country's petrodollars without parliamentary oversight.Amastan
  • Algerians were in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections.Amastan
  • A parliamentary crisis is the last thing the country needs.sundown
  • Albania is a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system.always
  • Austria is a parliamentary republic in central Europe and consists of nine federal states.kate15
  • Bernardo de Vasconcelos carried out outstanding parliamentary activity and participated in the press.XY

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