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public bill
noun
- a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the general interests of the people at large or of the whole community.
public bill
noun
- (in Parliament) a bill dealing with public policy that usually applies to the whole country Compare private bill hybrid bill
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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.
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When the royal assent (says de Lolme) is given to a public bill, the clerk says, le Roy le veut.
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But it is not treated as a public bill, still less as a government bill.
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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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