Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

private member's bill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
pri-vate mem-ber's -bill
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; British usage

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What does private member's bill mean?
A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.

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