parliamentary

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She argues that Richmond, alienated from the king and disgusted by parliamentary passivity, kindled a printed firestorm in the public sphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

She charts a striking pattern in which the themes of the Junius letters were closely echoed in Richmond’s parliamentary speeches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Juda also defended a move to tighten parliamentary oversight over the central bank, insisting the institution's independence was "non-negotiable".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Lee's party also won nine parliamentary seats in by-elections, while the PPP secured four and an independent candidate won one.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Nor can we leave success out of the history of parliamentary democracy or the novel; but democracies sometimes fail, and sometimes the novels get worse not better.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton