PARLIAMENTARY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

parliamentary

adjective

Definition of parliamentary

as in ministerial

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Recent Examples of parliamentary Ukraine has not held presidential or parliamentary elections since 2019, because Ukrainian martial law, which has been in effect since the start of the invasion, prohibits elections in a time of war. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 The protestors are hopeful that their demonstrations will lead to new parliamentary elections and the restoration of Georgia’s integration efforts with NATO and the EU. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The sentencing came a week after Russia’s Supreme Court barred Yabloko from participating in next month’s parliamentary election. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Damayanti must still undergo parliamentary review and a vote. — CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parliamentary

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Adjective

France and Saudi Arabia have formed a task force on energy and logistics connections between the Middle East and Europe that is scheduled to meet at the ministerial level Monday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
In 2002, the FA was forced to change the name of the competition by the Charity Commission — the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of ministerial

Adjective

Former employees said Monday was coincidentally the day their layoffs from the hospital became official after months of furlough.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Unlike park visitors rafting on the river or camping in the canyon overnight, day hikers do not need an official permit to walk to the canyon trails.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of official

Adjective

The agency was a pseudo-governmental commission with no legal authority, staffed by grossly unqualified appointees, including a teenage programmer known as Big Balls.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA, is the federal agency that preserves and provides public access to the nation’s historical and governmental records.

— Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of governmental

Adjective

For all the headlines of the past month, not having general manager Mike Lombardi (who’s on administrative leave) around on a game day is probably a net positive for UNC football.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The Oslo Accords, signed over thirty years ago, gave Palestinians at least administrative control of limited areas as a first step toward eventual control of the West Bank and Gaza—almost all of that twenty-two per cent of the land.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrative

Adjective

The neighborhood Governador Celso Ramos is a paradise of a peninsula hiding behind a bureaucratic-sounding name—literally a 20th-century governor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, Joe’s bureaucratic limbo provides a route into questions of usefulness, intimacy and belonging, combining an absurdist view of the future with a warmer, more humanist register.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bureaucratic

Adjective

The extra space helps bring in a crowd of A-list celebrities and influencers, said Lander Otegui, executive vice president of marketing and innovation for Dobel’s parent company, Proximo Spirits.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Cook will remain at Apple in a new role, serving as executive chairman.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of executive

Adjective

The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats, and two of the rest held usually by left-leaning Lower Saxony state politicians, where VW is domiciled.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Lenzing’s supervisory board continues to include 10 members elected by shareholders, with Patrick Lackenbucher remaining chairman, as well as five members delegated by the company’s works council.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisory

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