Thesaurus: parliamentary

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.
2. a. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
3. a. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.
4. adj. relating to or having the nature of a parliament
5. adj. having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
6. adj. in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
7. 1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon. 2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir M. Hale. 3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] -- Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
8. j:100 a. relating to or having the nature of a parliament s. having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament s. in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly