Definitions for Parliamentarian
ˌpɑr lə mɛnˈtɛər i ən, -mən-; sometimes ˌpɑrl yə-par·lia·men·tar·i·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parliamentarian, Member of Parliamentnoun

   an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons

2. parliamentariannoun

   an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. parliamentariannoun

   A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.

2. parliamentariannoun

   A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.

3. parliamentariannoun

   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.

4. Parliamentariannoun

   a supporter of parliament during the English Civil War.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parliamentarianadjective

   of or pertaining to Parliament

2. Parliamentariannoun

   one who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I

3. Parliamentariannoun

   one versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Parliamentarian

   A parliamentarian is an expert on parliamentary procedure who advises organizations and deliberative assemblies. This sense of the term "parliamentarian" is distinct from the usage of the same term to mean a member of Parliament. Some parliamentarians are officers or employees of the deliberative assembly that they serve, as in the case of the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate. Others have a contractual relationship, much like outside attorneys or accountants. They may be called in to assist in drafting bylaws, for instance. The parliamentarian should unobtrusively call the attention of the presiding officer to serious errors in procedure. However, the advice of a parliamentarian is generally not binding on the presiding officer of an assembly. The highest certifications of parliamentarians are the Professional Registered Parliamentarian, or PRP and the Certified Professional Parliamentarian, or CPP, or the Certified Professional Parliamentarian Teacher, or CPP-T. In most state legislative bodies, the secretary or chief clerk of the body serves as parliamentarian.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Parliamentarian

   one who, in the English Civil War, supported the cause of the Parliament against the king.

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How to pronounce Parliamentarian?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parliamentarian in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parliamentarian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Parliamentarian in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   Basically, the parliamentarian told me, i don't have any initial reaction because I don't have any information.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   I heard a parliamentarian from Ukraine today saying, 'Our people are being killed, our country's being overrun, and people are complaining about paying a little more for the price of gas.' Well, we don't want people to have to pay a little more for the price of gas.

3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   We will not surrender our power to an unelected parliamentarian, our demand is for the Senate to override the parliamentarian, include a full path to citizenship, and send it back to the House.

4. Dick Durbin:

   We're hoping to work with the parliamentarian and officers of the Senate to come up with something that is bipartisan, makes sense, and protects the integrity of voting on the floor of the United States Senate.

5. National Assembly:

   The parliamentarian Gilber Caro should never have been jailed, today he comes out from behind bars, but just like all Venezuelans, he still is not free.

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