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parliamentarian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parliamentarian has 2 senses
- parliamentarian(n = noun.person) member of parliament - an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons; Array is a member of british house of commons, house of commons
- parliamentarian(n = noun.person) Array - an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures; Array is a kind of expert
is a kind of legislator
has particulars: henry m. robert, henry martyn robert, robert
CIDE DICTIONARY
parliamentarian, a.
Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood. [1913 Webster]
parliamentarian, n.
- One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. Walpole. [1913 Webster]
- One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parliamentarian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a parliament, esp. one well-versed in its procedures.
2 hist. an adherent of Parliament in the English Civil War of the 17th c.
--adj. = PARLIAMENTARY.
--n.
1 a member of a parliament, esp. one well-versed in its procedures.
2 hist. an adherent of Parliament in the English Civil War of the 17th c.
--adj. = PARLIAMENTARY.
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