parliamentary

== English == === Alternative forms === Parliamentary === Etymology === From parliament + -ary. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌpɐːləˈment(ə)ɹi/ Rhymes: -ɛntəɹi === Adjective === parliamentary (not comparable) Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament. (UK, historical, railways) 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. ==== Antonyms ==== non-parliamentary, nonparliamentary unparliamentary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === parliamentary (plural parliamentaries) (UK, historical) A parliamentary train.