Parliamentarian

Quick meaning: Parliamentarian is a noun meaning (Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.
2. Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament.
3. (US) 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.
4. (historical) Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)).

Example Sentences

a parliamentarian democracy; the parliamentarian movement

There were large regions which were very decidedly royalist, others almost as distinctly parliamentarian [...]

The Scotch and parliamentarian army had joined, and were beſieging York; when prince Rupert, joined by the marquis of Newcaſtle, determined to raiſe the ſiege.

But while he continued there, he shew’d himself a Dunce, a Tale-bearer to the Parliamentarian Visitors that then acted in the University, and a factious person.

Word Forms

• parliamentarians

Synonyms for parliamentarian

Depending on context, synonyms include MP, deputy, congressman, parliamentary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include parliamentary, congressman, parliament, parliamentarianism, legislator, sessional.

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