parlamentarne

Parlamentarne is an inflected form of the adjective meaning “parliamentary,” used in several Central, Eastern, and Southern European languages such as Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovenian. It typically appears with feminine plural nouns, for example in phrases like parlamentarne izbore (parliamentary elections) or parlamentarne stranke (parliamentary parties). As with many adjectives in these languages, the form changes to agree with gender and number.

Etymology and cognates

The term derives from the root related to the concept of a parliament, with cognates in many languages. In English, the equivalent adjective is parliamentary; in German it appears as parlamentarisch. The shared origin reflects the function of a parliament as a deliberative body and the adjective’s role in describing things connected to or conducted by the parliament.

Common usage

Parlamentarne is used to describe institutions, processes, and events tied to the legislative assembly. Examples include parliamentary elections, parliamentary groups or parties, and parliamentary procedure. The exact usage can vary by language, including subtle differences in form and emphasis, but the core meaning remains “related to or conducted by a parliament.”

See also

Parliamentary democracy, parliamentary system, parliamentary procedure, elections. In English-language contexts, the term aligns with “parliamentary,” while in the relevant languages it appears as the feminine plural form of the adjective governing related nouns.