Associations to the word «Parliamentary»

Wiktionary

PARLIAMENTARY, adjective. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
PARLIAMENTARY, adjective. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
PARLIAMENTARY, adjective. (British) A class of train (see Wikipedia)
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, noun. The formal procedures used by a deliberative assembly in its decision making to keep order.

Dictionary definition

PARLIAMENTARY, adjective. Relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body".
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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats