What does "parliamentarian" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "parliamentarian"?

Pronounced //ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən//.

Common synonyms include: member of parliament, absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous.

//ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən// adj, noun

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Noun

1
A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name. Commonwealth
2
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly alt-of
3
an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures wordnet
4
A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.
5
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly; A supporter of the English Parliament during the English Civil War. historical

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an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons wordnet
7
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. US

Adjective

1
Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament.
"a parliamentarian democracy; the parliamentarian movement"
2
Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)). historical
"[...] Deputies were sent with Commissions into all the Counties; and the Parliamentarian Rebels by force and their own authority, invade the Militia, which they could not obtain from the King by petitioning."