GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Parliamentary (?), a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]

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    1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, “parliamentary authority”. Bacon.

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    2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, “a parliamentary act”. Sir M. Hale.

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    3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, “a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure”.

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    Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] -- 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. [Eng.]

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