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reasoned amendment

reasoned amendment noun: a negative response by a Member of Parliament to a proposed bill, providing reasons why it should be rejected rather than receiving a second or third reading.

Noun

reasoned amendment (plural reasoned amendments)

  1. (UK) A negative response by a Member of Parliament to a proposed bill, providing reasons why it should be rejected rather than receiving a second or third reading.

Forms of reasoned amendment

pluralreasoned amendments

Questions about reasoned amendment

What does reasoned amendment mean?
Reasoned amendment means a negative response by a Member of Parliament to a proposed bill, providing reasons why it should be rejected rather than receiving a second or third reading.
What part of speech is reasoned amendment?
Reasoned amendment is a noun.
What is the plural of reasoned amendment?
The plural of reasoned amendment is reasoned amendments.

Words near reasoned amendment in the dictionary

  1. reasonable times
  2. reasonableness
  3. reasonablenesses
  4. reasonably
  5. reasoned
  6. reasoned amendment
  7. reasoned amendments
  8. reasoned out
  9. reasoned with
  10. reasoner
  11. reasoners

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