"private bill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: private bills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} private bill (plural private bills)
  1. (government, UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-private_bill-en-noun-~9Qv5mPn Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: government
  2. (government, US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws. Tags: US Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-private_bill-en-noun-5eLeTC2- Categories (other): American English Topics: government

Inflected forms

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