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heads of the bill

heads of the bill noun: early draft of a bill usually agreed at cabinet but not yet published.

Noun

heads of the bill pl (plural only)

  1. (Ireland, plural, plural-only) Early draft of a bill usually agreed at cabinet but not yet published.
    • Mr. Monck Mason then a young barrister, on a motion that the heads of the bill should be committed, displayed great talents, liberality and thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of political economy, in a luminous speech.1813, Mathew O'Conor, The History of the Irish Catholics from the Settlement in 1691: With a View of the State of Ireland from the Invasion by Henry II, to the Revolution

Questions about heads of the bill

What does heads of the bill mean?
Heads of the bill means early draft of a bill usually agreed at cabinet but not yet published.
What part of speech is heads of the bill?
Heads of the bill is a noun.

Words near heads of the bill in the dictionary

  1. heads of household
  2. heads of state
  3. heads of states
  4. heads of steam
  5. heads of terms
  6. heads of the bill
  7. heads of the bills
  8. heads of the table
  9. Heads of the Valleys Road
  10. heads off
  11. heads off at the pass

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