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Definition of parliamentarian - 3 dictionary results

par⋅lia⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uhn, -muhn- or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-]
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–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.
Origin:
1605–15; parliament + -arian
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par·lia·men·tar·i·an   (pär'lə-měn-târ'ē-ən)   
n.  

  1. One who is expert in parliamentary procedures, rules, or debate.

  2. A member of a parliament.

  3. Parliamentarian A supporter of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth; a Roundhead.

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Main Entry: par·lia·men·tar·i·an
Pronunciation: "pär-l&-"men-'tar-E-&n, "pärl-y&-, -m&n-
Function: noun
1 : an expert in the rules and usages of a parliament or other deliberative assembly; specifically often cap : an officer of a legislative body acting as adviser to the presiding officer on matters of procedure
NOTE: The parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The Secretary of the Senate appoints the Senate's parliamentarian with approval of the majority leader.
2 : a member of a parliament
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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