parliamentarian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən, -mən-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pär′lə men târ′ē ən, -mən- or, sometimes, pärl′yə-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
par•lia•men•tar•i•an /ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən, -mən-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmentan expert in parliamentary rules and procedures.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
par•lia•men•tar•i•an  (pär′lə men târ′ē ən, -mən- or, sometimes, pärl′yə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.
  2. Government(sometimes cap.) [Brit.]a member of Parliament.
  3. World History(cap.) a partisan of the British Parliament in opposition to Charles I.
  • parliament + -arian 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parliamentarian / ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən/
  1. an expert in parliamentary procedures, etc
  1. of or relating to a parliament or parliaments
'parliamentarian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Grey-Thompson - Ireton - Naseby - Newbury - Pym - malignant - parliamentarianism

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