PARLIAMENTARIAN

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• PARLIAMENTARIAN (noun)
  The noun PARLIAMENTARIAN has 2 senses:

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

2. an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures

  Familiarity information: PARLIAMENTARIAN used as a noun is rare.

• PARLIAMENTARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Member of Parliament; Parliamentarian

Hypernyms ("Parliamentarian" is a kind of...):

legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)

Holonyms ("Parliamentarian" is a member of...):

British House of Commons; House of Commons (the lower house of the British parliament)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An expert in parliamentary rules and procedures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("parliamentarian" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Instance hyponyms:

Henry M. Robert; Henry Martyn Robert; Robert (United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923))