I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mentərē, -n.trē, -ri adjective
Etymology: parliament + -ary
1.
a. : of, relating to, or having the nature of a parliament
parliamentary reform
parliamentary body
the organizations are largely forensic and parliamentary — American Guide Series: North Carolina
b. : enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament ; specifically : enacted, done, or ratified by the British parliament
parliamentary grant of money
received a parliamentary title
c. : according to the procedures, customs, and usages of a parliament ; specifically : according to the procedures, customs, and usages of the British parliament
proceed in a parliamentary way
d. : permitted or suitable to be permitted to be used in a parliament : civil , courteous , polite
two gentlemen politely and in strictly parliamentary language calling one another incompetent administrators — Liverpool Daily Post
e. : concerned with the business of a parliament
parliamentary correspondent of a newspaper
f. : taking place in or under the authority of a parliament
proposed a parliamentary inquiry into the situation
parliamentary control of expenditures
parliamentary debate
2. : of, belonging to, or adhering to the parliament as opposed to the king during the English Civil War
rendered the parliamentary armies … victorious — David Hume †1776
3. : of, relating to, or used on a parliamentary train
4. : of, based upon, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government
parliamentary institutions in South Africa resemble … those in other dominions — Alexander Brady
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary socialism
5. : of, relating to, or consisting of members of a parliament
the sole object of parliamentary privilege is to protect the rights … of members — British Parliament
have the leader selected by the parliamentary caucus — London Times
6. : of, according to, or based upon parliamentary law
parliamentary practice
parliamentary procedure
parliamentary inquiry … to obtain information from the presiding officer — Alice F. Sturgis
II. noun
( -es )
1. : a member of the British parliament
2. : parliamentary train
3.
[modification of French parlementaire, from parlement negotiation, conference, parliament — more at parliament ]
: one sent under a flag of truce to treat with an enemy