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parliamentary

/ˌpɑːləˈmentəɹi/ /ˌpɑːɹləˈmentəɹi/

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noun

A parliamentary train.

Examples :

"The parliamentary train was delayed, causing many commuters to miss their work meetings. "

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adjective

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament

Examples :

"Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow."

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adjective

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

Examples :

"Britain is a parliamentary democracy."

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adjective

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.

Examples :

"The parliamentary train, authorized by a special act of Parliament, ran between the city and the suburbs daily. "

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