PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary

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

parliamentary

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

parliamentary

(adjective) relating to or having the nature of a parliament; “parliamentary reform”; “a parliamentary body”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament

Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.

(British, historical, railways) 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.

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

(UK, historical) A parliamentary train.

Source: Wiktionary

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Par`lia*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parlementaire.]

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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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