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parliamentary

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1. parliamentary - Noun

2. parliamentary - Adjective

3. parliamentary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.

Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.

According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The essence of liberalism is negotiation, a cautious half measure, in the hope that the definitive dispute, the decisive bloody battle, can be transformed into a parliamentary debate and permit the decision to be suspended forever in an everlasting discussion. Carl Schmitt

The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action. H. G. Wells

The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence. Albert Bushnell Hart

The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and open manner. Donald Evans

It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party. Francis Maude

Our Parliamentary system has simply failed to meet the challenge of judicial activism. Stockwell Day

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