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Hansardize

Hansardize verb: to confront a Member of Parliament with his former opinions as recorded in his speeches in Hansard.

Verb

Hansardize (third-person singular simple present Hansardizes, present participle Hansardizing, simple past and past participle Hansardized)

  1. (Commonwealth, UK, dated) To confront a Member of Parliament with his former opinions as recorded in his speeches in Hansard.

Forms of Hansardize

third-person singular presentHansardizes
present participleHansardizing
past participleHansardized
pastHansardized

Origin of Hansardize

From Hansard + -ize. The term was popularised and possibly coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. According to Sydney D. Bailey, the term had fallen out of use by the 1950s.

Questions about Hansardize

What does Hansardize mean?
Hansardize means to confront a Member of Parliament with his former opinions as recorded in his speeches in Hansard.
What part of speech is Hansardize?
Hansardize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Hansardize?
The past tense of Hansardize is Hansardized.

Words near Hansardize in the dictionary

  1. Hans in kelder
  2. Hans Island
  3. Hans Lollik Island
  4. Hans Wurst
  5. Hansard
  6. Hansardize
  7. Hansardized
  8. Hansardizes
  9. Hansardizing
  10. Hansards
  11. Hansberry

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