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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Par·lia·men·ta·ry a.
 1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.
 2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.
 3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
 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.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 parliamentary agent
      n : a person who is employed to look after the affairs of
          businesses that are affected by legislation of the
          British Parliament