Parlamentario (en. Parliamentarian)

/paɾlamentaɾjo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Member of a parliament.

The parliamentarian defended his proposal in the session.

El parlementario defendió su propuesta en la sesión.

Person who participates in legislative debate.

The parliamentarians gathered to discuss the new law.

Los parlamentarios se reunieron para discutir la nueva ley.

From the Latin 'parlamentarius', which means 'related to the parliament'.

on-duty parliamentarian

Member of parliament who is in office at a specific time.

parlamentario de turno

parliamentary session

Formal meeting of the parliament to discuss and approve laws.

sesión parlamentaria

independent parliamentarian

Member of parliament who does not belong to any political party.

parlamentario independiente

parliament

Assembly of elected representatives responsible for making and approving laws.

parlamento

legislative

Related to the activity of creating or modifying laws.

legislativo

democracy

System of government in which power is exercised by the people.

democracia

Politician who only seeks personal gain.

That parliamentarian is seen as a 'freeloader' who does not care about the people.

Ese parlamentario es visto como un 'caradura' que no se preocupa por la gente.

Parliamentarian who does not take their work seriously.

Many believe that some parliamentarians are 'slackers' in their duties.

A muchos les parece que algunos parlamentarios son un 'zángano' en sus tareas.