public bill
a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the general interests of the people at large or of the whole community.
Origin of public bill
1- Compare private bill.
Words Nearby public bill
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How to use public bill in a sentence
In that age persons who were not specially interested in a public bill very seldom petitioned Parliament against it or for it.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayWhen the royal assent (says de Lolme) is given to a public bill, the clerk says, le Roy le veut.
But it is not treated as a public bill, still less as a government bill.
The Government of England (Vol. I) | A. Lawrence LowellA public bill introduced by a private member may be drafted by him, or by counsel he has employed for the purpose.
The Government of England (Vol. I) | A. Lawrence Lowell
British Dictionary definitions for public bill
(in Parliament) a bill dealing with public policy that usually applies to the whole country: Compare private bill, hybrid bill
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