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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
Noun
Parliamentarian (plural Parliamentarians)
A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War.
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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
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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