unparliamentary
IPA: ʌnpɑrɫʌmˈɛntɝi
adjective
- unsuitable to be used in parliament
- contrary to the rules of parliament
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Examples of "unparliamentary" in Sentences
- Malatsi withdrawing his "unparliamentary" statement, which Senator
- The fact that Mr Deve Gowda's language was 'unparliamentary' on Sunday doesn't cut much ice.
- The BJP activists charged Singh with using "unparliamentary" language against their leaders and raised slogans against him.
- The first few debates have drawn complaints over excessive heckling and the use of "unparliamentary" language, but an analyst chalked it up to the sudden transition.
- Mr. Sibal's actions made him the target of uncomplimentary—certainly unparliamentary—words on the Internet, with users exercising their freedoms while they still can.
- The American model is borrowed to a great extent from the Westminster system and under unparliamentary language calling someone “liar” is the number one with a bullet way to be censured.
- Here and there a great oblong many-windowed factory stood up, like a hen among her chickens, puffing out black 'unparliamentary' smoke, and sufficiently accounting for the cloud which Margaret had taken to foretell rain.
- Immigration officials have complained that Karygiannis, the MP for Ontario's Scarborough-Agincourt riding, has used what they call unparliamentary language on multiple occasions in dealing with staff and takes an aggressive tone with civil servants.
- The Speaker did say that although the comments weren't 'unparliamentary' - thus Ritchie avoided receiving a similar fat that was given to Iris Robinson who was banned from the Chamber for a day for unparliamentary remarks about the Health Minister which she refused to withdraw - the Speaker did however advise Ritchie to read Hansard and reflect on her remarks.
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