parliamentarian

[ pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uhn, -muhn-or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh- ]

noun

1. a person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) British. a member of Parliament.
3. (initial capital letter) a partisan of the British Parliament in opposition to Charles I.

Parliamentarian

¹

/ ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War

adjective

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

parliamentarian

²

/ ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc
2. sometimes capital a Member of Parliament

adjective

1. of or relating to a parliament or parliaments

Word History and Origins

Origin of parliamentarian¹

First recorded in 1605–15; parliament + -arian

Example Sentences

At the end of March, a committee of Parliamentarians who had been cleared to review classified intelligence turned over its election interference report to the government.

From New York Times

Parliamentarians will also hear from the European commissioners before approving them in a single vote.

From Seattle Times

The program’s officers are “accredited and declared diplomats” who since 2002 have collected information “overtly, through networks of government and non-governmental contacts,” according to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.

From Seattle Times

Parliamentarians voted to revise the country's 1958 constitution to enshrine women's "guaranteed freedom" to abort.

From BBC

Chief Superintendent Mirit Ben Mayor of the Israel Police told the Parliamentarians that it had not been easy to collect evidence because of the many different locations and because people had been murdered.

From BBC

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