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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Parliamentary \Par'lia*men"ta*ry\, adjective [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. --Bacon.
2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. --Sir M. Hale.
3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. [1913 Webster +PJC]
{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.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
parliamentary
adjective
1: relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
2: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
3: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "parliamentary": absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bicameral, bureaucratic, civic, civil, conforming, conformist, congressional, constitutional, deliberative, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic, formal, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, lawmaking, legislative, legislatorial, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, ordered, orderly, parliamentarian, patriarchal, patriarchic, pluralistic, political, procedural, republican, self-governing, senatorial, theocratic, totalitarian, unicameral
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