parliamentary agent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
parliamentary agent
    n 1: a person who is employed to look after the affairs of
         businesses that are affected by legislation of the British
         Parliament
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
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   1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary
      authority. --Bacon.
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   2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
      --Sir M. Hale.
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   3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of
      deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion;
      parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
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   {Parliamentary agent}, a person, usually a solicitor,
      professionally employed by private parties to explain and
      recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of
      Parliament. [Eng.]

   {Parliamentary train}, one of the trains which, by act of
      Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the
      conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.
      [Eng.]
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