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private bills

private bills is the plural of private bill.

Meaning of private bill

Noun

private bill (plural private bills)

  1. (UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something.
  2. (US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws.
    • The Senate to-day passed upwards of fifty private bills, and the House quite as many. None of them, however, were of much magnitude.1860 April 7, “From Washington”, in The New York Times

Questions about private bills

What is private bills the plural of?
Private bills is the plural of private bill.

Words near private bills in the dictionary

  1. private bank
  2. private banking
  3. private banks
  4. private benefits
  5. private bill
  6. private bills
  7. private branch exchange
  8. private branch exchanges
  9. private brand
  10. private candidate
  11. private candidates

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