Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parliamentary"

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.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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"


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