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parliamentarian
noun par·lia·men·tar·i·an \ˌpär-lə-ˌmen-ˈter-ē-ən, -mən- also ˌpärl-yə-\
: a member of a parliament; especially : a member who knows a lot about the way things are done in a parliament
Full Definition of PARLIAMENTARIAN
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 (as a parliament)
3
: a member of a parliament
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First Known Use of PARLIAMENTARIAN
1644
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