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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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Péter Magyar defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a landslide, with his Tisza party winning over two-thirds of parliamentary seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said his negotiating team "put forward constructive initiatives but ultimately the other side was unable to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations".

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

But on a bright chilly morning in a Toronto area -- one of three districts holding special elections next week to fill parliamentary seats -- some said Carney's sparkling credentials had not delivered tangible results.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Samatar, who was the flag-bearer of a small party with no parliamentary seats, has not yet commented.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

According to reports Dacca was repairing itself slowly, with a newly formed parliamentary government.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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