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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
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
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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CONSCIENTIOUS
(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
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