PARLIAMENTARIAN

parliamentarian

(noun) an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures

Parliamentarian, Member of Parliament

(noun) an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Parliamentarian (plural Parliamentarians)

A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War.

Synonyms

• Roundhead

Etymology

Noun

parliamentarian (plural parliamentarians)

A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.

Synonyms: congressman, MP, deputy

A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.

An officer in most legislative bodies charged with being well-versed in the parliamentary rules of that legislative house, and whose rulings are taken as authoritative, to be appealed only to the whole of the house itself under special rules.

Adjective

parliamentarian (comparative more parliamentarian, superlative most parliamentarian)

Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament.

Synonym: parliamentary

(historical) Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)).

Source: Wiktionary

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Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood.

Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, n.

1. (Eng. Hist.)

Definition: One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. Walpole.

2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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