parliamentary inquiry

collocation in English

meaningsofparliamentaryandinquiry

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withinquiry.
parliamentary
adjective
uk
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/
us
/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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inquiry
noun
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/
us
/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/
(the process of asking) ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandinquiryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparliamentary inquiry

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It was the first ever majorparliamentaryinquiryinto children's health.
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Theparliamentaryinquirythrew up another problem.
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The only reason for aparliamentaryinquirywas the railway.
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It was that there should be a further inquiry and that it should be aparliamentaryinquiry.
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Had it not been for the railway, aparliamentaryinquirycould not have been conducted.
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Finally, let me deal with the point made by the critics that theparliamentaryinquirywas an inappropriate method of considering the scheme.
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This process has played a useful part in focusing public attention and in leading to an exhaustiveparliamentaryinquiry.
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If this order goes through, there will be no further excuse for not holding aparliamentaryinquiryon the grounds that witnesses may incriminate themselves.
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We need aparliamentaryinquiryinto that, too.
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The officials of the regional council told us at theparliamentaryinquirythat the road would be a dual carriageway.
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Before it can do that, though, we may need aparliamentaryinquiry.
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This could be done by aparliamentaryinquiry.
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There should be aparliamentaryinquiryinto the teaching profession.
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Another argument for theparliamentaryinquirywas that it would save money.
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I turn last to aparliamentaryinquiry.
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We can always consider at a later stage whether we want to change this into aparliamentaryinquirycommittee.
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We must make sure that we do not do something that will lead to a massiveparliamentaryinquiryin 10, 20 or 30 years.
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Therefore, if there are no prosecutions, there should be aparliamentaryinquiryinto what happened, a tribunal of inquiry, or some sort of judicial inquiry.
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It is not aparliamentaryinquiry.
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Aparliamentaryinquiryfollowed, which lasted for no fewer than 52 days.
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