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# parliamentary

adjective

«parliamentary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with a parliament: parliamentary elections, a parliamentary debate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#m1)
2. Done by a parliament or having a parliament: a parliamentary democracy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and history lessons: the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have parliamentary systems, where the government is led by the party with most seats in parliament. Phrases: «parliamentary democracy», «parliamentary seat», «parliamentary candidate».

### Examples

- The UK is a parliamentary democracy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x1)
- There will be a parliamentary election next year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x2)
- Our school council copied parliamentary rules for debates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x3)
- She won the parliamentary seat by 200 votes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x4)
- Canada has a parliamentary system and a king as head of state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x5)
- The bill had to pass a parliamentary vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x6)
- He was something of a politician, and had always taken a prominent part in the local elections, so he knew the proper Parliamentary expressions to use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/#x7)

### Note

Adjective. Spelling trap: parliament and parliamentary keep the silent «a» after «li»: p-a-r-l-i-a-m-e-n-t. The USA has Congress, not a parliament, and a presidential system.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parliamentary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parliamentary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parliamentary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parliamentary.html) on Mova free.