Parliamentary

a.	1.
	1.	Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.
	2.	Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
	3.	According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. Parliamentary agent a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. Parliamentary train one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.

Adj.	1.	parliamentary - relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
	2.	parliamentary - having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
	3.	parliamentary - in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"

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