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parliamentarian
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Word definitions for parliamentarian in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was a remarkable parliamentarian and, as a Minister, he was with me for many years. ▪ He watched the parliamentarians arrive, and then walked into the old building. ▪ Her family were prominent and staunch parliamentarians ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parliamentarian \Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Parliament. --Wood.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or relating to parliament. n. 1 A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name. 2 A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure. 3 An officer in most legislative bodies charged with being well-versed in ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s as a designation of one of the sides in the English Civil War; meaning "one versed in parliamentary procedure" dates from 1834. See parliamentary + -ian .
Usage examples of parliamentarian.
There can be little doubt that the great amount of stained glass still remaining in the minster is owing to the control he exercised over the Parliamentarians.
As Parliamentarians met with the guilds, whose demands became more organised, as the Caucus spoke out from its unsubtle front organs, Pelorus Fields was anxious.
On April 6, following the first protests against the price increases, Olivera, a trade union official, with a coalition of 14 economists, parliamentarians, lawyers and community leaders, accepted a government invitation to discuss the IWL price hikes.
Is it not some further satisfaction to you to have saved my life as you did by arriving so fortunately with Monk, when those damned parliamentarians wanted to burn me alive?
What we have constantly to keep before the eyes of our understanding is that the world-historical significance of the struggle demands the direct intervention of the proletariat in social life, and not just some kind of parliamentarian republicanism or military semi-absolutism.