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PARLIAMENTARIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
Classified under:
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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
Synonyms:
Member of Parliament; Parliamentarian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
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)