parliamentarian

[ pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uh n, -muh n- or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh- ]

/ ˌpɑr lə mɛnˈtɛər i ən, -mən- or, sometimes, ˌpɑrl yə- /

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noun

a person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.

(sometimes initial capital letter) British. a member of Parliament.

(initial capital letter) a partisan of the British Parliament in opposition to Charles I.

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parley, parleyvoo, parliament, parliament clock, parliament hinge, parliamentarian, parliamentarianism, parliamentary, parliamentary agent, parliamentary commissioner, parliamentary government

Origin of parliamentarian

First recorded in 1605–15; parliament + -arian

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Examples from the Web for parliamentarian

Organized by far-right Belgian parliamentarian Laurent Louis, the congress was ultimately banned by authorities.
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She might be young for a parliamentarian at 31, but she is no naïve agitator.
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Ukraine Parliamentarian Lesya Orobets has not slept in days.
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Ilias Kasidiaris, a young party member and parliamentarian, was sitting alongside two female politicians on a political chat show.
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After 15 years under house arrest, Suu Kyi is now a parliamentarian and has political calculations to consider.
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Mr. Lloyd George is too well known in his capacity of British parliamentarian to need to be characterized.
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It was a singular sight to see the royal party on the top of the hill in the midst of the Parliamentarian forces.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth
The politician was a classical, philosophical lawyer and Parliamentarian.
Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland|Henry B. Stanton
Not alone is the Parliamentarian policy totally ineffective, but it is hurtful to the Nation.
Sinn Fein|P. S. O'Hegarty
It's all very well to have a supreme Parliamentarian leading majority, small but compact.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for parliamentarian (1 of 2)

parliamentarian

/ (ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc

(sometimes capital) British a Member of Parliament

adjective

of or relating to a parliament or parliaments

British Dictionary definitions for parliamentarian (2 of 2)

Parliamentarian

/ (ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War

adjective

of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War

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