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单词 early day motion
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Definition of early day motion in English:

early day motion

noun
British
  • (in the UK) a formal proposal submitted by a Member of Parliament for debate in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity but at no fixed time. Early day motions are rarely actually debated: their main purpose is to draw attention to a particular subject or area of interest.

    some 75 MPs have signed an early day motion calling for more Treasury research into the tax
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Commons' order paper is cluttered with meaningless early day motions that allow MPs to do nothing but posture and preen.
    • There was even an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons, calling on Radio 2 to change its plans.
    • He has filed an early day motion that calls for a ban on Twitter within the UK until the site opts to cooperate with local authorities.
    • But he submitted five parliamentary questions which were all answered, as well as an early day motion, all in relation to Fiji.
    • The MP has spearheaded calls to clamp down on violent content, tabling a number of early day motions in parliament to tighten regulation.
    • The demand came in the form of an early day motion backed by 11 legislators.
    • The MP for Hayes and Harlington has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for a public debate on the implications of the cuts before any final decisions are made.
    • He has submitted an early day motion to Parliament which "urges the Government to accept the case for introducing, on a trial basis, limited standing areas".
    • Over 50 MPs have backed his early day motion for a trial to be conducted in the top two tiers.
    • He signed an early day motion in March 2007 calling for increased support for homeopathic medicine in the NHS.
 
 

Definition of early day motion in US English:

early day motion

noun
British
  • (in the UK) a formal proposal submitted by a Member of Parliament for debate in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity but at no fixed time. Early day motions are rarely actually debated: their main purpose is to draw attention to a particular subject or area of interest.

    some 75 MPs have signed an early day motion calling for more Treasury research into the tax
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Commons' order paper is cluttered with meaningless early day motions that allow MPs to do nothing but posture and preen.
    • Over 50 MPs have backed his early day motion for a trial to be conducted in the top two tiers.
    • There was even an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons, calling on Radio 2 to change its plans.
    • He has filed an early day motion that calls for a ban on Twitter within the UK until the site opts to cooperate with local authorities.
    • The demand came in the form of an early day motion backed by 11 legislators.
    • He signed an early day motion in March 2007 calling for increased support for homeopathic medicine in the NHS.
    • The MP has spearheaded calls to clamp down on violent content, tabling a number of early day motions in parliament to tighten regulation.
    • The MP for Hayes and Harlington has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for a public debate on the implications of the cuts before any final decisions are made.
    • But he submitted five parliamentary questions which were all answered, as well as an early day motion, all in relation to Fiji.
    • He has submitted an early day motion to Parliament which "urges the Government to accept the case for introducing, on a trial basis, limited standing areas".
 
 
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