parliamentarian
[pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uh n, -muh n- or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
- 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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Origin of parliamentarian
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Contemporary Examples
Organized by far-right Belgian parliamentarian Laurent Louis, the congress was ultimately banned by authorities.
She might be young for a parliamentarian at 31, but she is no naïve agitator.
Ukraine Parliamentarian Lesya Orobets has not slept in days.
Ilias Kasidiaris, a young party member and parliamentarian, was sitting alongside two female politicians on a political chat show.
After 15 years under house arrest, Suu Kyi is now a parliamentarian and has political calculations to consider.
Historical Examples
But the English parliamentarian men-of-war were cruising in the Channel.
Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)Sutherland Menzies
A parliamentarian, like a seignior, must do credit to his fortune.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)Hippolyte A. Taine
Rupert and the Parliamentarian leaders knew that they were there to fight.
Yorkshire BattlesEdward Lamplough
This was the Parliamentarian way of explaining away their defeat.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)Ernest Broxap
The Parliamentarian horse were quartered up and down the country.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)Ernest Broxap
parliamentarian
- an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc
- (sometimes capital) British a Member of Parliament
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- of or relating to a parliament or parliaments
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Parliamentarian
- a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War
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- of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War
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Word Origin and History for parliamentarian
n.
1640s as a designation of one of the sides in the English Civil War; meaning "one versed in parliamentary procedure" dates from 1834. See parliamentary + -ian.
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