Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 9 compound words that contain parliamentary. The most common are listed below. Open parliamentary in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- Parliamentary elections
- parliamentary under secretaryA junior minister in certain government systems, particularly in the United Kingdom, who assists a senior minister (the Secretary of State) and represents the department in parliament.
- Parliamentary Secretarya Member of Parliament appointed, usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities
- parliamentary trainOriginally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than one penny a mile, on every railway line in the country. Presently the term is used …
- parliamentary procedureA formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.
- parliamentary agentA person employed by private persons or societies to draft bills or manage business to be brought before parliament.
- parliamentary agentsplural of parliamentary agent: A person employed by private persons or societies to draft bills or manage business to be brought before parliament.
- parliamentary proceduresplural of parliamentary procedure: A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.
- parliamentary republicA republic in which the president has no executive power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature
- parliamentary trainsplural of parliamentary train: Originally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than one penny a mile, on every railway line in the …
- parliamentary monarchyA monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with all real power being vested in the legislature.
- parliamentary republicsplural of parliamentary republic: A republic in which the president has no executive power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature
- parliamentary burghA burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.
- parliamentary monarchiesplural of parliamentary monarchy: A monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with all real power being vested in the legislature.
- parliamentary burghsplural of parliamentary burgh: A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.
- non-parliamentaryAlternative form of nonparliamentary: Not parliamentary.
- Parliamentary greenA green color used by the House of Commons.
- Parliamentary redA red color used by the House of Lords.
- semi-parliamentaryAlternative form of semiparliamentary: Of or relating to a system of government in which the executive branch is accountable to the legislature, but is appointed by the head of state.
- Parliamentary heelA maintenance manoeuvre for sailing vessels during the Age of Sail — similar to careening — during which weight (such as ballast, guns or crew) is shifted to one side of the vessel to make it heel; thereby providing relatively quick access …
- Parliamentary heelsplural of Parliamentary heel: A maintenance manoeuvre for sailing vessels during the Age of Sail — similar to careening — during which weight (such as ballast, guns or crew) is shifted to one side of the vessel to make it heel; thereby …
- Westminster parliamentary systemAlternative form of Westminster system: A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.
- Westminster parliamentary systemsplural of Westminster parliamentary system: A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.
Compound words 9
- interparliamentaryBetween parliaments.
- parliamentarismThe system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.
- antiparliamentaryOpposing parliament.
- nonparliamentaryNot parliamentary.
- parliamentarilyIn a parliamentary manner; in the context of parliament or via parliamente.
- parliamentarinessQuality of being parliamentary.
- preparliamentaryBefore entry into parliament.
- extraparliamentaryOutside of a parliament or legislature.
- semiparliamentaryOf or relating to a system of government in which the executive branch is accountable to the legislature, but is appointed by the head of state.