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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 par·lia·men·ta·ry /-ˈmɛnt(ə)ri/
 (a.)國會的,議會的,議會制度的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Par·lia·men·ta·ry a.
 1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.
 2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
 3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
 Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.]
 Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 parliamentary
      adj 1: relating to or having the nature of a parliament;
             "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
      2: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of
         cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the
         legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
      3: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or
         deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"