parliamentarian

== English == === Alternative forms === Parliamentarian === Etymology === From parliament + -arian. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən/, /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛːɹiən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌpɐːləmənˈteːɹiən/ === Noun === parliamentarian (plural parliamentarians) (Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name. Synonyms: member of parliament, MP, deputy, congressman A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure. (US) An officer in most legislative bodies charged with being well-versed in the parliamentary rules of that legislative house, and whose rulings are taken as authoritative, to be appealed only to the whole of the house itself under special rules. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === parliamentarian (comparative more parliamentarian, superlative most parliamentarian) Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament. Synonym: parliamentary 1946, Office of United States Chief Counsel For Prosecution of Axis Criminality, Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Washington, Volume 1, citing Wilhelm Frick,[1] Our participation in the parliament does not indicate a support, but rather an undermining of the parliamentarian system. (historical) Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)). ==== Derived terms ====