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parliamentary

por luh men tuh ree

  • a  relating to or having the nature of a parliament
    parliamentary reform
    a parliamentary body
  • s  having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament
    parliamentary government
  • s  in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly
    parliamentary law

  • In the 2002 and 2003 parliamentary and municipal elections, for example, they accepted, albeit grudgingly, the regime's diktat to limit the number of districts they contested.
  • With 24 parties and 150 million eligible voters, Indonesia's colorful parliamentary elections are shaping up to be the biggest single-day electoral event in history.
  • This may come as a surprise, but with just days to go before the German parliamentary election, the suspense is building.
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  • Chris Huhne in Press and Journal
    Mr Huhne said: "The police should interview those peers who have been named and investigate whether they have used any parliamentary procedures to further the interests of their clients."
  • Patricia Hewitt in The Sun
    Hoon and Hewitt added: "In what will inevitably be a difficult and demanding election campaign, we must have a determined and united parliamentary party. It is our job to lead the fight against our political opponents. We can only do that if we...
  • Gordon Brown in Telegraph.co.uk
    Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, said: "Where standards are transgressed and mistakes are made we have got to take action. That is why today, we have suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party Elliot Morley because of the allegations, which are...

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