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parliamentary

[pahr-luh-men-tuh-ree, -tree, pahrl-yuh-] / ˌpɑr ləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri, ˌpɑrl yə- /


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By that afternoon, a parliamentary committee had unanimously voted to summon the CEO "to come and explain himself".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The government has said the tests would be introduced by the end of the current parliamentary term, in 2029.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

She handed out over a dozen parliamentary jobs to siblings, cousins, in-laws and even her ex-husband Gavidia, the assembly’s union said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In 2008, the Venezuelan daily El Nacional published a letter written by parliamentary workers that urged Chávez to “combat the corruption” Flores was enabling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

On March 8 the committee was prepared to submit its report, thereby assuring that the controversy would not go away or get buried in some parliamentary graveyard.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis