Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian has two principal meanings.

First, it may refer to a member or supporter of a Parliament, as in:


 * Member of parliament
 * Roundhead, supporter of the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War

Second, in countries that do not refer to their legislative bodies as a parliament, parliamentarian may instead refer to an expert adviser on parliamentary procedure, as in:


 * Parliamentarian (consultant), an officer or outside consultant designated by an organization to serve as an expert in parliamentary procedure
 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives
 * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate
 * A member of the National Association of Parliamentarians
 * A member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians
 * An official in Congressional Debate, a scholastic debate format