parliamentarian
noun
Examples of parliamentarian in a Sentence
Lisa Curtis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
The British government joined the Biden administration on Monday in sanctioning the hackers and company for targeting parliamentarians and U.K. electoral commission systems between 2021 and 2022.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Some of the parliamentarians were sent naked images.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Thomas Balch, a professional parliamentarian and former legislative analyst, used a whiteboard and projector to transform his testimony in Kent County Circuit Court to something more akin to a college lecture.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
Carroll joined the board of directors later that same year and served in a leadership role until her death, most recently as secretary/parliamentarian.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
When the votes are in, the new parliamentarians split into groups, with the biggest electing the prime minister and forming a new government.
—Keiran Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
Spain's first parliamentarian with Down syndrome breaks barrier Mar Galcerán, 45, has become the first person with Down syndrome to serve in a regional parliament in Spain.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
Opposition parliamentarians regularly pile up chairs, use flares, start small fires, and even physically grab microphones when their Socialist counterparts take the floor.
—Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2023
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Note: The parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The Secretary of the Senate appoints the Senate's parliamentarian with approval of the majority leader.
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