parliamentary debate

collocation in English

meaningsofparliamentaryanddebate

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parliamentary
adjective
uk
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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debate
noun
uk
/dɪˈbeɪt/us
/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparliamentary debate

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Indeed, it appears in every book, treatise, article andparliamentarydebateon the social question.
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Both parties agreed to adjourn theparliamentarydebateon the bill proposed by the preceding cabinet.
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This exchange will help frameparliamentarydebateabout whether a proposed course of action is consistent with constitutional norms.
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Finally, the salary cuts became the subject ofparliamentarydebateand legislation.
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The cabinet as a whole was sufficiently nervous of a negative reaction to the agreement that it allowed no furtherparliamentarydebate.
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Aparliamentarydebateensued over the specifics of that suppression order, which leached over into a discussion of press suppression more broadly.
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Nonetheless, theparliamentarydebateshowed that the discomfort far exceeded what the vote count suggests.
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This, it was hoped, would facilitateparliamentarydebateand investigation.
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Undeniably, the participatory model of constitution-making requires more time and resources than do traditional models, which are usually limited toparliamentarydebate, a national conference or closed-door expert deliberations.
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The resulting differences in content, tone and style are best illustrated by a report on aparliamentarydebateon the issue of marriage to a deceased wife's sister.
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Certain governments, as you know, are reluctant to encourageparliamentarydebatein their countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I recognise that the text has been improved in theparliamentarydebate, but not sufficiently so.
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I do not want the clear conclusions drawn in this report to be changed in the course ofparliamentarydebate.
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I particularly value the fact that the drafting of the report has fuelled a pluralisticparliamentarydebate, highlighting the importance of the underlying problem.
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He deals with it and is briefed on it when it gets to the white heat of aparliamentarydebate.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A process of permanentparliamentarydebate, permanent parliamentary scrutiny and occasional parliamentary hysteria is not always in the national interest.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It may be possible for an order to go through without any opportunity forparliamentarydebate.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have provided that the code of practice should be subject to the negative resolution procedure, which will give an opportunity forparliamentarydebate.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Parliamentarydebateprovides a most valuable aid in this respect.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Indeed, if that were so, public debate, and indeedparliamentarydebate, would be impossible.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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