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parliamentary

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


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There are also growing calls for a parliamentary inquiry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Over the counter flea treatments which are used by pet owners in the UK should be banned, a panel of vets has told a parliamentary inquiry.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Although a Stop Killing Games petition secured a parliamentary debate, with over 100,000 signatures, ministers said they had no plans to amend consumer law.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Another closely watched race was a parliamentary by-election in Busan, where former justice minister Han Dong-hoon ran as an independent.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Does he really think that when you write the history of parliamentary democracy or of the novel that you should not, Whiggishly, tell a story of cumulation?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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