public bill

American  

noun

1. a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the general interests of the people at large or of the whole community.

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public bill British  

noun

1. (in Parliament) a bill dealing with public policy that usually applies to the whole country Compare private bill hybrid bill

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Etymology

Origin of public bill

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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public bill

Edwards, a Catholic running for reelection this year, didn’t hold a public bill signing, instead announcing his action through his office.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2019

The public bill signing was scheduled for Tuesday in the rotunda of the state Capitol.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2019

According to the Press Association, Mr Bercow spent £2,223.34 on a dinner for the "panel of chairs" - a group of MPs who chair public bill committees - in January 2010.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2016

And while the cost of this is incalculable when it comes to lives forever altered, the public bill is worth examining.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2016

In that age persons who were not specially interested in a public bill very seldom petitioned Parliament against it or for it.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay