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Reform Bill

American

noun

English History.

any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

Reform Bill British

noun

history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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The new Land Reform Bill aims to make it easier for other communities to follow in Knoydart's footsteps.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

A victims bill authorising payments to those affected by the infected blood scandal should pass on Friday, as should the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill sets out some of the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in Scotland in recent times.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

A spokesman for the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities said the Renters Reform Bill which is going through Parliament would deliver "a fairer, more secure, and higher quality private rented sector".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

But his great achievement was a speech against the Whig Reform Bill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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