Reform Bill

American  

noun

English History.

1. 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.

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Reform Bill British  

noun

1. 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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Reform Bill

Under its Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, new leasehold flats will be banned and replaced with commonhold, a system where residents collectively own and manage their buildings.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill - This legislation, which has already started its journey into law, would increase leaseholders' rights to extend their lease and buy their freehold in England and Wales.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

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

He is, by universal acknowledgment, the maker of the Reform agitation and the Reform Bill.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin