parliamentarian
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parliamentarian¹
- /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən/ UK
- /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛːɹiən/ UK
- /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiən/ Canada, US
- /ˌpɐːləmənˈteːɹiən/ Australia
noun parliamentarians · Parliamentarian
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A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.
Similar: member of parliament, MP, deputy, congressman
- 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 more parliamentarian · most parliamentarian · Parliamentarian
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Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament.
a parliamentarian democracy; the parliamentarian movement
Similar: parliamentary
- Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)). [...] Deputies were sent with Commissions into all the Counties; and the Parliamentarian Rebels by force and their own authority, invade the Militia, which they could not obtain from the King by petitioning.
Parliamentarian²
- /ˌpɑː(ɹ)ləmənˈtɛəɹiən/
Where it comes from
From Parliament + -arian.
noun Parliamentarians
- Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly
- A supporter of the English Parliament during the English Civil War.
Similar: Roundhead
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noun member of parliament
| Español | parlamentario, parlamentaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국회의원 gukhoe'uiwon |
| 日本語 | 国会議員 kokkai giin |
| 中文 | 議會議員 /议会议员 yìhuì yìyuán, 國會議員 /国会议员 guóhuì yìyuán |
| Português | parlamentar |
| Français | parlementaire |
| Deutsch | Parlamentarier, Parlamentarierin |
| Italiano | parlamentare |
| Română | parlamentar |
| Русский | парламента́рий parlamentárij |
| Tiếng Việt | nghị sĩ |
| العربية | بَرْلَمَانِيّ barlamāniyy, بَرْلَمَانِيَّة barlamāniyya |
Talk about this word "parliamentarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parliamentarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parliamentarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parliamentarian "parliamentarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parliamentarian.Cite this
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