adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
General-American:/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌpɐːləˈment(ə)ɹi/
rhymes with -ɛntəɹi
CMU ARPABET:P AA2 R L AH0 M EH1 N T ER0 IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P AA2 R L AH0 M EH1 N ER0 IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, not-comparable
Topics: railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentary, typically in reference to a specific parliament, usually that of England or the United Kingdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A parliamentary train.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or having the nature of a parliament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
parliamentary reform
a parliamentary body
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
parliamentary government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
parliamentary law
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English parliamentary From parliament + -ary.
From Parliament + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَرْلَمَانِيّ
(barlamāniyy)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Armenian:
խորհրդարանական
(xorhrdaranakan)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Armenian:
պառլամենտական
(paṙlamentakan)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Asturian:
parllamentariu
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Belarusian:
парла́менцкі
(parlámjencki)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Belarusian:
парля́мэнцкі
(parljámencki)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Bulgarian:
парламента́рен
(parlamentáren)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Catalan:
parlamentari
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Czech:
parlamentní
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Dutch:
parlementair
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Esperanto:
parlamenta
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
French:
parlementaire
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Georgian:
პარლამენტარული
(ṗarlamenṭaruli)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Georgian:
საპარლამენტო
(saṗarlamenṭo)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
German:
parlamentarisch
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Greek:
κοινοβουλευτικός
(koinovouleftikós)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Hungarian:
országgyűlési
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Hungarian:
parlamenti
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Indonesian:
parlementer
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Italian:
parlamentare
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Macedonian:
парламента́рен
(parlamentáren)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Malay:
parlimen
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Malay:
parlementer
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Manx:
ard-whaiylagh
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Marathi:
संसदीय
(sausdīy)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Polish:
parlamentarny
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Portuguese:
parlamentar
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Romanian:
parlamentar
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Romansh:
parlamentari
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Russian:
парла́ментский
(parlámentskij)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Slovak:
parlamentný
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Slovene:
parlamentaren
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Spanish:
parlamentario
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Swedish:
parlamentarisk
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Tagalog:
pambatasan
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Ukrainian:
парла́ментський
(parlámentsʹkyj)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Urdu:
پارْلِیمانِی
(pārlīmānī)
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Vietnamese:
quốc hội
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Welsh:
seneddol
— of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Armenian:
խորհրդարանական
(xorhrdaranakan)
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Armenian:
պառլամենտական
(paṙlamentakan)
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Czech:
parlamentní
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Georgian:
პარლამენტარული
(ṗarlamenṭaruli)
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
German:
parlamentarisch
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Hungarian:
népképviseleti
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Hungarian:
parlamentáris
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Manx:
ard-whaiylagh
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Portuguese:
parlamentar
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Russian:
парла́ментский
(parlámentskij)
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Tagalog:
pambatasan
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
Welsh:
seneddol
— having the supreme executive and legislative power
