parliamentary

Etymology

parliament +‎ -ary

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːləˈmentəɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːɹləˈmentəɹi/

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Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament

   Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow

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

   Britain is a parliamentary democracy

3. (Britain) A class of train (see Wikipedia)
   • 1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps‎:

     The train was moving less fast through the summer night. The swift express had changed into something almost a parliamentary, had stopped three times since Norwich, and now, at long last, was approaching Banton.