parliamentarian
Example Sentences
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Budget reconciliation is governed by strict rules, enforced by a strict parliamentarian, requiring that reconciliation items pertain to taxes and spending.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026
Though such an attack is unlikely to destroy its target, it could damage or at least disrupt operations, demonstrating that “American power is not untouchable,” said Hooshang Talé, a former Iranian parliamentarian.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
So wrote the English writer Christopher Hobhouse of the 18th-century parliamentarian Charles James Fox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Jeremy Buckingham, a New South Wales parliamentarian who has been supporting the Grimmer family, said he's prepared to use parliamentary privilege to name the man when state parliament resumes sitting on Thursday.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
The meeting was held in secret, and the parliamentarian, who spoke perfect English, having been educated at Oxford, asked for anonymity, which he believed would enable him to better work behind the scenes.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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