adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛːɹiən/
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Canada, General-American:/ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiən/
Australian:/ˌpɐːləmənˈteːɹiən/
/ˌpɑː(ɹ)ləmənˈtɛəɹiən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a parliament; favouring the establishment of a parliament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a parliamentarian democracy; the parliamentarian movement
1946, Office of United States Chief Counsel For Prosecution of Axis Criminality, Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Washington, Volume 1, citing Wilhelm Frick, Our participation in the parliament does not indicate a support, but rather an undermining of the parliamentarian system.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parliamentary
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the Parliamentarians (supporters of the parliament during the English Civil War (1642–1651)).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: member of parliament, MP, deputy, congressman
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of parliamentarian, particularly
A supporter of the English Parliament during the English Civil War.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: Robert, Henry M. Robert, Henry Martyn Robert
9
noun
Meaning 9
an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Member of Parliament
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legislator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English parliamentarian From parliament + -arian.
From Parliament + -arian.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَرْلَمَانِيّ
(barlamāniyy)
— member of parliament
Arabic:
بَرْلَمَانِيَّة
(barlamāniyya)
— member of parliament
Belarusian:
парламента́рый
(parlamjentáryj)
— member of parliament
Belarusian:
парлямэнта́рый
(parljamentáryj)
— member of parliament
Bulgarian:
парламентари́ст
(parlamentaríst)
— member of parliament
Bulgarian:
парламентари́стка
(parlamentarístka)
— member of parliament
Catalan:
parlamentari
— member of parliament
Catalan:
parlamentària
— member of parliament
Chinese Mandarin:
議會議員 /议会议员
(yìhuì yìyuán)
— member of parliament
Chinese Mandarin:
國會議員 /国会议员
(guóhuì yìyuán)
— member of parliament
Czech:
parlamentář
— member of parliament
Czech:
parlamentářka
— member of parliament
Dutch:
parlementariër
— member of parliament
Esperanto:
parlamentano
— member of parliament
Finnish:
kansanedustaja
— member of parliament
Finnish:
parlamentaarikko
— member of parliament
French:
parlementaire
— member of parliament
Galician:
parlamentario
— member of parliament
Galician:
parlamentaria
— member of parliament
German:
Parlamentarier
— member of parliament
German:
Parlamentarierin
— member of parliament
Irish:
parlaiminteoir
— member of parliament
Italian:
parlamentare
— member of parliament
Japanese:
国会議員
(kokkai giin)
— member of parliament
Korean:
국회의원
(gukhoe'uiwon)
— member of parliament
Northern Kurdish:
parlamenter
— member of parliament
Latin:
parlamentarius
— member of parliament
Manx:
ard-whaiylagh
— member of parliament
Occitan:
parlamentari
— member of parliament
Pannonian Rusyn:
парламентарец
(parlamentarec)
— member of parliament
Pannonian Rusyn:
парламентарка
(parlamentarka)
— member of parliament
Polish:
parlamentarzysta
— member of parliament
Polish:
parlamentarzystka
— member of parliament
Portuguese:
parlamentar
— member of parliament
Romanian:
parlamentar
— member of parliament
Russian:
парламента́рий
(parlamentárij)
— member of parliament
Slovak:
parlamentár
— member of parliament
Slovak:
parlamentárka
— member of parliament
Slovene:
parlamentarec
— member of parliament
Spanish:
parlamentario
— member of parliament
Spanish:
parlamentaria
— member of parliament
Swedish:
parlamentariker
— member of parliament
Swedish:
parlamentsledamot
— member of parliament
Ukrainian:
парламента́рій
(parlamentárij)
— member of parliament
