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the stage preceding the third reading in the passage of a bill through Parliament, at which the bill, as amended in committee, is reported back to the chamber considering it

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Words nearby report stage

reportedly, reported speech, reporter, reporter gene, reportorial, report stage, reposal, repose, reposeful, reposit, reposition

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How to use report stage in a sentence

Tithes Bill during his absence has gone through Committee and Report stage.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100. February 21, 1891|Various
The bill does not go back to the House until the report stage is reached, at which time the third and last reading occurs.
My Own Story|Emmeline Pankhurst
At ten o'clock on the last day the Speaker follows the same process for closing the report stage of the estimates.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell
In this case, for the first time, the report stage was included in the original motion.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell

In the House of Lords there is no consideration or report stage, and substantial amendments may be made on third reading.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell