parliamentary colleague
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparliamentaryandcolleague
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parliamentary
adjective
uk/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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colleague
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒl.iːɡ/us/ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
one of a group of people who ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandcolleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofparliamentary colleague
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I pay justifiable homage first to myparliamentarycolleague, who was constantly amiable and co-operative.
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Some would say that such allegations against aparliamentarycolleagueare improper.
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No doubt hisparliamentarycolleaguewill carry the message to him.
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It is not a pleasant duty to inquire into the personal affairs of aparliamentarycolleague.
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I do not want anyparliamentarycolleagueto feel a sense of personal grievance.
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Yesterday afternoon, aparliamentarycolleaguepassed to me some sheets of paper—six different stereotyped sheets.
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He is aparliamentarycolleaguewho has been no worse than short on judgment, perhaps long on stupidity.
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To have given that gentleman a knighthood in addition seems to be about as far as one can go to be rude and offensive to aparliamentarycolleague.
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Wedgwood did continue to articulate his concerns during various subsequent debates, but they do not appear to have been widely shared amongst his parliamentary colleagues.
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Party leaders are selected, typically by their parliamentary colleagues, and continue to hold that office subject to the confidence of those colleagues.
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That is not a task for civil servants, so it was carried out by my political adviser and one of my parliamentary colleagues.
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I have met parliamentary colleagues on a number of occasions.
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I address my parliamentary colleagues of all parties.
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However, the constituencies of your parliamentary colleagues are threatened with one kind of "improvement" or another.
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I said so at the time, and so did my parliamentary colleagues, which is why the document never became party policy.
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However, by your choice, you have enabled us to hear with great interest the first contributions of many of our new parliamentary colleagues.
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I thank my parliamentary colleagues across the whole of the midlands for their welcome support.
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I am sure that my parliamentary colleagues will be kept fully advised of the matter until it goes down there and comes back up here.
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An increasing number of parliamentary colleagues share my view.
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Parliamentary colleagues regularly receive thousands of letters from constituents reporting cruelty to animals, but what about cruelty to human beings in this country?
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