private member's bill

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Noun

private member's bill (plural private member's bills)

1. (law, British, Canada, Australia) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.

   Synonym: member's bill

Usage notes

• A private member's bill differs from a private bill.

Translations

proposed law introduced by a member who is not acting on behalf of the executive

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 私人條例草案／私人条例草案 (sīrén tiáolì cǎo'àn)

• Dutch: wetsvoorstel (nl) n
• Finnish: edustaja-aloite, aloite (fi)
• French: proposition de loi (fr) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

References

• "private members' bills" in the UK Parliament.