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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

/ ËŒ±èɑ˱ôÉ™³¾É›²Ôˈ³Ùɛə°ùɪə²Ô /

noun

  1. a supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Parliament or its supporters during the English Civil War
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

parliamentarian

2

/ ËŒ±èɑ˱ôÉ™³¾É›²Ôˈ³Ùɛə°ùɪə²Ô /

noun

  1. an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc
  2. sometimes capital a Member of Parliament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to a parliament or parliaments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of parliamentarian1

First recorded in 1605–15; parliament + -arian
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He is expected to call for a "more practical and visible cooperation" in a unionist caucus of parliamentarians who are dedicated to "upending the protocol" and all its ramifications.

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He added that "engaging with Swiss parliamentarians" could help secure a financial services deal and create jobs.

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Nigeria has one of the lowest numbers of female parliamentarians in Africa.

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A two-thirds majority of Bundestag parliamentarians, required for the change, approved the vote on Tuesday.

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Ryback also notes that Hitler “campaigned on the promise of draining the ‘parliamentarian swamp — den parlamentarischen Sumpf,’†a promise that Trump has repeatedly echoed by vowing to “drain the swamp†in America.

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