'Parliamentary agent' definitions:
Definition of 'parliamentary agent'
From: WordNet
noun
A person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament
Definition of 'Parliamentary agent'
From: GCIDE
- Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]