parliamentarian

noun

par·​lia·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌpär-lə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce parliamentarian (audio)
-mən-,
 also  ˌpärl-yə-
1
often capitalized : an adherent of the parliament in opposition to the king during the English Civil War
2
: an expert in the rules and usages of a deliberative assembly (such as a parliament)
3
: a member of a parliament

Examples of parliamentarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Organizers promised massive demonstrations Saturday and Sunday, the day parliamentarians will begin final votes on the legislature and pledged to paralyze the country should the measure pass. Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 July 2023 Similar moves are also afoot in Tanzania and South Sudan, parliamentarians in those nations told Reuters, revealing for the first time a broad anti-LGBTQ legislative drive across East Africa. Reuters, NBC News, 23 June 2023 In reality, Nada told me, the only person on his call history who might actually have been an Islamist was an Algerian parliamentarian and the operator of a language school in Milan. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 On Thursday, Eva Kaili, the Greek parliamentarian who until last week was one of the body’s 14 vice presidents, will appear in a Belgian court for a pretrial hearing. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022 Once things settled down, the parliamentarian's staff found the formal script for such moments -- Womack had, on instinct, delivered the almost perfect response. Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023 No one was injured in the blast at Kuibyshev oil refinery Friday, which was caused by an explosive device, according to a Telegram post from Russian parliamentarian Aleksandr Hinstein, but a worker from Ukraine was detained by Russian security services trying to leave the country. John Hudson, Washington Post, 28 July 2023 Lawmaker Taiga Ishikawa is Japan’s first openly gay parliamentarian. Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023 The real estate agent straightened and smoothed his hair with his hands, then broke into a wide grin as a female parliamentarian entered with two bodyguards in tow. Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 29 June 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

parliament + -arian

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of parliamentarian was in 1642

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Cite this Entry

“Parliamentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parliamentarian. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

parliamentarian

noun
par·​lia·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌpär-lə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce parliamentarian (audio)
-mən-,
 also  ˌpärl-yə-
: an expert in parliamentary procedure

Legal Definition

parliamentarian

noun
par·​lia·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌpär-lə-ˌmen-ˈtar-ē-ən, ˌpärl-yə-, -mən- How to pronounce parliamentarian (audio)
1
: an expert in the rules and usages of a parliament or other deliberative assembly
specifically, often capitalized : an officer of a legislative body acting as adviser 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
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