Hansard

[ han-serd ]

noun

1. the official verbatim published reports of the debates and proceedings in the British Parliament.

Hansard

/ ˈhænsɑːd /

noun

1. the official report of the proceedings of the British Parliament
2. a similar report kept by other legislative bodies

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hansard¹

Named after Luke Hansard (1752–1828) and his descendants, who compiled the reports until 1889

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hansard¹

C19: named after T.C. Hansard (1752–1828) and his son, who compiled the reports until 1889

Example Sentences

The two first met several months ago, when Once was in rehearsals in Cambridge, Mass., and Hansard begrudgingly went to see it.

From The Daily Beast

Members of Parliament still speak of the volumes containing the printed record of what goes on in Parliament as Hansard.

From Project Gutenberg

What the Tobacco-Parliament's specific insinuations and deliberations were, in this alarming interim, no Hansard gives us a hint.

From Project Gutenberg

These improvements were first embodied in a perfecting press made for Hansard, a London printer.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearly a hundred years ago Hansard wrote, "The printing machine in its present state appears susceptible of little improvement."

From Project Gutenberg

It is in every blue-book, in every page of Hansard, in the preamble of every Bill.

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