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/pˌɑrləməntˈɛriən/ Listen

Parliamentarian

noun

An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons. Synonym: Member of Parliament.

An expert in parliamentary rules and procedures.

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"Parliamentarian" Quotes from Famous Books

... undoubtedly the greatest parliamentarian of our time, the following concise expressions with regard to his character and influence have been collected from a number of representative members of different political parties in both Houses ...

— The Grand Old Man • Richard B. Cook

... formed for home defence into a militant political organization found them at the critical moment unprovided with the right stamp of leader. Flood, who helped to draft their Bill, was a brilliant but unscrupulous and discredited Parliamentarian, and a fanatical advocate of an unimpaired Protestant ascendancy. Lord Charlemont, one of the most influential founders of the movement, and a man of the highest integrity, was lukewarm for reform, an aristocrat and an ...

— The Framework of Home Rule • Erskine Childers

Words linked to "Parliamentarian" : British House of Commons, House of Commons, Robert, legislator, Henry M. Robert, Henry Martyn Robert, expert