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public bill

noun

  1. a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the general interests of the people at large or of the whole community.


public bill

noun

  1. (in Parliament) a bill dealing with public policy that usually applies to the whole country Compare private bill hybrid bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of public bill1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences

In that age persons who were not specially interested in a public bill very seldom petitioned Parliament against it or for it.

When the royal assent (says de Lolme) is given to a public bill, the clerk says, le Roy le veut.

But it is not treated as a public bill, still less as a government bill.

A public bill introduced by a private member may be drafted by him, or by counsel he has employed for the purpose.

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