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parliamentary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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par·lia·men·ta·ry /ˌpɑːləˈmentəri◂ $ ˌpɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective  PGPrelating to or governed by a parliament 议会的,国会的;由议会[国会]支配的 the world’s oldest parliamentary democracy 世界上最古老的议会民主制
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parliamentaryFormally, it was parliamentary and the approval of the Supreme Soviet was needed for all significant laws and appointments.The settlement followed three weeks of mounting tension which triggered communal rioting and disrupted government and parliamentary business.a parliamentary debateBoth parties wanted the government to hold parliamentary elections first.parliamentary electionsAnd the Committee has kept a close watch on the uses made by the broadcasters of parliamentary material in their programmes.Collectively they are evidence of a coherent, deeply felt, formidable body of opinion within the present Conservative parliamentary party.Land was the basis of Lowther's county and parliamentary position; the law gave him added influence and opportunity.He subsequently fought and held his parliamentary seat against his former party.That apparatus does not fit with parliamentary self-government.
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parliamentary
parliamentary /ˌpɑːləˈmentəri◂ $ ˌpɑːr-/ adjective
relating to or governed by a parliament:
    the world’s oldest parliamentary democracy


par·lia·men·taryBrE /ˌpɑːləˈmentri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑːrləˈmentri/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] connected with a parliament; having a parliament 议会的;国会的;设有议会的parliamentary elections议会选举a parliamentary democracy议会民主政体   compare unparliamentary