"private member's bill" means: A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
private member's bill
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.
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(legal, British, Canadian, Australian) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.
"private member's bill" means: A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"private member's bill" means: A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.. Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. Note the regional or dialect label (British) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase,
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A British parliamentary term for a private member's bill — legislation introduced by a backbench MP rather than the government, giving individual parliamentarians a route to push their own policy priorities through Parliament. Most member's bills don't make it into law, but a successful one can represent a significant personal achievement for the sponsoring MP and can address issues the government hasn't prioritized. The term is common in Westminster political reporting.
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(legal, British) A private member's bill.
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(government, US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws.
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Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
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(government, UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something.