parochial

It might have seemed an obscure, even parochial, battle, but America’s right wing was watching.

And so, in a sense, the many questions posed by this showdown boil down to just one: Will the next president embrace the traditional role of a commander in chief with robust yet limited powers, with a fundamental obligation to serve the citizenry over her parochial needs, and with ultimate accountability to the people and the law?

Even having spread his wings so wide, he insists Westminster doesn't feel parochial, describing politics as "the place to get things done", moving "from the tactical level to strategic".

Still, in the case of such weaponry, the stakes are so high that critical decisions shouldn’t be determined by parochial politics.

John O'Sullivan was said to have spoken to staff in a parochial house in Buncrana, County Donegal, as well as undertakers, but the court heard that no arrangements had been made for the burial of his father.