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单词 second reading
释义

second reading


noun

the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.

Origin of second reading

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby second reading

second person, second position, second quantum number, second-rate, Second Reader, second reading, Second Reich, Second Republic, second row, second self, second service
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Example sentences from the Web for second reading

  • Situation accepted to extent that ten days or fortnight must be given up to Second-Reading Debate.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for second reading

second reading

noun

the second presentation of a bill in a legislative assembly, as to approve its general principles (in Britain), or to discuss a committee's report on it (in the US)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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