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private bill
noun
- a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
private bill
noun
- a bill presented to Parliament or Congress on behalf of a private individual, corporation, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of private bill1
First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences
At least he could not reduce his little private bill for such assistance below £1600.
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It contained a number of provisions applicable to inclosures, which could be incorporated by reference, in a private bill.
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To a private bill it is thus declared:—“Soit fait comme il est desiré.”
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It is needless to trace here the course of a private bill in the Lords.
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Because they refused to deliberate on any form, this private bill was introduced.
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