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De - Pt| English Dictionary: [parliamentary] | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [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.] | |
