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parliamentary

[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree, pahrl-yuh-] / ˌpɑr ləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri, ˌpɑrl yə- /
ADJECTIVE
legislative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congressional senatorial
WEAK
decreeing enacting jurisdictive lawgiving legislational legislatorial nomistic nomothetic ordaining parliamentarian statute-making synodical

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A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party secured a landslide parliamentary election victory, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Hounkpe ran a low-key campaign and needed the help of majority lawmakers to secure the required parliamentary endorsements even to get on the ballot paper.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Soon, he set his sights on challenging Orbán in the 2026 parliamentary vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In parliamentary maneuverings of this sort, Madison had no peer.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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