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English Dictionary: Parliamentary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parliamentary
adj
  1. relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
  2. having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
  3. in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.]
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