"first reading" meaning in English

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        "In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading."
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          "parliament",
          "parliament"
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        [
          "legislature",
          "legislature"
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        [
          "second reading",
          "second reading"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "second reading"
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          "word": "third reading"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīdú",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "word": "一讀 /一读"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shǒudú",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "word": "首讀 /首读"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "première lecture"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "word": "bacaan pertama"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "word": "pānuitanga tuatahi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "mutal vācippu",
          "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
          "word": "முதல் வாசிப்பு"
        }
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  "word": "first reading"
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      "word": "second reading"
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      ],
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          "second reading",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīdú",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "word": "一讀 /一读"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǒudú",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "word": "首讀 /首读"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "première lecture"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "word": "bacaan pertama"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "word": "pānuitanga tuatahi"
    },
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "mutal vācippu",
      "sense": "parliamentary procedure",
      "word": "முதல் வாசிப்பு"
    }
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  "word": "first reading"
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