Parlementaire (en. Parliamentary)

/paʁ.lə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Member of a parliament.

The parliamentarian voted for the proposed law.

Le parlementaire a voté pour la proposition de loi.

Legislator acting within a parliamentary assembly.

Parliamentarians meet to discuss new laws.

Les parlementaires se réunissent pour discuter de nouvelles lois.

adjective

Pertaining to parliament.

Parliamentary debates take place every week.

Les débats parlementaires ont lieu chaque semaine.

Related to the organization or procedure within a parliament.

He attended training on parliamentary law.

Il a suivi une formation sur le droit parlementaire.

From Old French 'parlement', which designates a deliberative assembly.

to be parliamentary

To be a member of a parliament.

être parlementaire

parliamentary discussion

Debate among the members of a parliament on an issue.

discussion parlementaire

parliamentary session

Official meeting of a parliament.

séance parlementaire

parliament

Deliberative assembly where political decisions are made.

parlement

legislation

Set of laws and regulations established by an authority.

législation

debate

Discussion among several people concerning a topic.

débat

Politician interested in power.

This guy, he's a real parliamentarian, always seeking power.

Ce type, c'est un vrai parlementaire, toujours à la recherche de pouvoir.

Member of parliament who does nothing concrete.

They call him the parliamentarian of laziness.

On l'appelle le parlementaire de la paresse.