parliamentary
/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
adj
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
adj
Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.
British usage
adj
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentary, typically in reference to a specific parliament, usually that of England or the United Kingdom.
Example Sentences
- "Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow."
- "An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”"
- "The UK is a parliamentary democracy."
- "The train was moving less fast through the summer night. The swift express had changed into something almost a parliamentary, had stopped three times since Norwich, and now, at long last, was approaching Banton."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor. Latin parabola ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parabolāre Old French parler (to speak) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French parlementbor. Middle English parlement English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English parliamentary From parliament + -ary.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
- British English: /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Usage
- British usage