Parliamentary
adjective
Relating to a parliament or its processes.
We need to follow the parliamentary procedure to pass this law.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary democracy
- parliamentary government
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Formal
adjective
Having a system of government where the main law-making organization is elected.
The country is considering a change from a presidential to a parliamentary system.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary system
- parliamentary republic
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Formal
adjective
Belonging to or done by a parliament.
The parliamentary committee will meet next week to discuss the issue.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary committee
- parliamentary elections
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Formal
adjective
Relating to a parliament or its processes.
We need to follow the parliamentary procedure to pass this law.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary democracy
- parliamentary government
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Having a system of government where the main law-making organization is elected.
The country is considering a change from a presidential to a parliamentary system.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary system
- parliamentary republic
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Belonging to or done by a parliament.
The parliamentary committee will meet next week to discuss the issue.
Often appears as...
- parliamentary committee
- parliamentary elections
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Political context
Used when discussing activities specific to parliaments, like debates or legislation.
The parliamentary session was heated today.
Pro Tip 2/3Procedural reference
Refers to the official rules that govern how a parliament functions.
She demonstrated her knowledge of parliamentary procedures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not everyday language
It's formal and usually not used in casual conversations.
The parliamentary agenda is dense this month.
Pro Tip 1/3Political context
Used when discussing activities specific to parliaments, like debates or legislation.
The parliamentary session was heated today.
Pro Tip 2/3Procedural reference
Refers to the official rules that govern how a parliament functions.
She demonstrated her knowledge of parliamentary procedures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not everyday language
It's formal and usually not used in casual conversations.
The parliamentary agenda is dense this month.
Pro Tip 1/3Political context
Used when discussing activities specific to parliaments, like debates or legislation.
The parliamentary session was heated today.
Pro Tip 2/3Procedural reference
Refers to the official rules that govern how a parliament functions.
She demonstrated her knowledge of parliamentary procedures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not everyday language
It's formal and usually not used in casual conversations.
The parliamentary agenda is dense this month.
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Art That Lets You Talk...
We invited the embassies and the government departments to participate in the open network, too, and to our surprise, they did. Files appeared on the network, including classified documents leaked from the parliamentary investigation commission, which highlights that the free exchange and discussion of vital information
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David Puttnam: What...
which seeks to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics published, alongside their annual audit of political engagement, an additional section devoted entirely to politics and the media. Here are a couple of rather depressing observations
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How did Hitler rise to...
major parties joined to suppress the uprisings, establishing the parliamentary Weimar Republic. One of the new government's first tasks was implementing the peace treaty imposed by the Allies. In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army,
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How to be a good...
Time rebels are taking action at the ballot box too. In 2019, teenagers across Europe began lobbying their parents and grandparents to give them their votes in the European parliamentary elections of that year. The hashtag #givethekidsyourvote went viral on social media
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Why political...
existence in the United States of to really large political parties okay two really large political parties that's what we're accustomed to here that's not what happens all over the world of course in democracies we have parliamentary democracies like Germany
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The US is back in the...
We have to do it much more rapidly. So the meeting in Glasgow rises in its importance. You and I, we've been to these meetings since way back in the beginning of the '90s with Rio and even before, some of them parliamentary meetings.
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Playing with space and...
So, asked in that way, I think it raises great things about parliamentary ideas, democracy, public space, being together, being individual. How do we create an idea which is both tolerant to individuality, and also to collectivity,
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A bold idea to replace...
and we look at people that participated in EU parliamentary elections, the median turnout in those elections is just 42 percent. Now let's go to New York, and let's see how many people voted in the last election for mayor.
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How architecture can...
of London's war-damaged parliamentary chambers, "We shape our buildings, and afterward, they shape us." The good news is that we can change how we build and who we build for. Be that a health worker in rural Rwanda,
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Stefan Wolff: The path...
four months after its last parliamentary elections. But hang on, this talk is to be about the good news. So are these now the images of the past?
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Art That Lets You Talk...
We invited the embassies and the government departments to participate in the open network, too, and to our surprise, they did. Files appeared on the network, including classified documents leaked from the parliamentary investigation commission, which highlights that the free exchange and discussion of vital information
Video examples
David Puttnam: What...
which seeks to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics published, alongside their annual audit of political engagement, an additional section devoted entirely to politics and the media. Here are a couple of rather depressing observations
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
major parties joined to suppress the uprisings, establishing the parliamentary Weimar Republic. One of the new government's first tasks was implementing the peace treaty imposed by the Allies. In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army,
Video examples
How to be a good...
Time rebels are taking action at the ballot box too. In 2019, teenagers across Europe began lobbying their parents and grandparents to give them their votes in the European parliamentary elections of that year. The hashtag #givethekidsyourvote went viral on social media
Video examples
Why political...
existence in the United States of to really large political parties okay two really large political parties that's what we're accustomed to here that's not what happens all over the world of course in democracies we have parliamentary democracies like Germany
Video examples
The US is back in the...
We have to do it much more rapidly. So the meeting in Glasgow rises in its importance. You and I, we've been to these meetings since way back in the beginning of the '90s with Rio and even before, some of them parliamentary meetings.
Video examples
Playing with space and...
So, asked in that way, I think it raises great things about parliamentary ideas, democracy, public space, being together, being individual. How do we create an idea which is both tolerant to individuality, and also to collectivity,
Video examples
A bold idea to replace...
and we look at people that participated in EU parliamentary elections, the median turnout in those elections is just 42 percent. Now let's go to New York, and let's see how many people voted in the last election for mayor.
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How architecture can...
of London's war-damaged parliamentary chambers, "We shape our buildings, and afterward, they shape us." The good news is that we can change how we build and who we build for. Be that a health worker in rural Rwanda,
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Stefan Wolff: The path...
four months after its last parliamentary elections. But hang on, this talk is to be about the good news. So are these now the images of the past?
Example 1 of 10
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James Q. Wilson
American Politician
Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims.
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Donald Evans
American Public Servant
The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and open manner.
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Andrea Leadsom
British Politician
This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the English language, and the free market... we are a remarkable people, and we have so much more to give.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
It was a privilege to play a leading role in helping to safeguard our parliamentary sovereignty, and as such I am, on any view, a person with a genuine and substantial interest in the matter of defending MPs' voices.
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Frank Dobson
British Politician
My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals.
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Francis Maude
British Politician
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
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Jovenel Moise
Haitian Politician
This is not about abolishing parliamentary power. It's about rebalancing power.
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Crispin Blunt
It is my view there is a gaping hole in parliamentary oversight.
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John McDonnell
British Politician
You can't change the world through the parliamentary system.
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Sharad Pawar
Indian Politician
Dialogue is the essence of parliamentary politics.
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James Q. Wilson
American Politician
Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims.
Quote examples
Donald Evans
American Public Servant
The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and open manner.
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Andrea Leadsom
British Politician
This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the English language, and the free market... we are a remarkable people, and we have so much more to give.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
It was a privilege to play a leading role in helping to safeguard our parliamentary sovereignty, and as such I am, on any view, a person with a genuine and substantial interest in the matter of defending MPs' voices.
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Frank Dobson
British Politician
My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals.
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Francis Maude
British Politician
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
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Jovenel Moise
Haitian Politician
This is not about abolishing parliamentary power. It's about rebalancing power.
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Crispin Blunt
It is my view there is a gaping hole in parliamentary oversight.
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John McDonnell
British Politician
You can't change the world through the parliamentary system.
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Sharad Pawar
Indian Politician
Dialogue is the essence of parliamentary politics.
Example 1 of 10
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