private member’s bill
noun/ˌpraɪvət ˈmembəz bɪl/
/ˌpraɪvət ˈmembərz bɪl/
- (in the British political system) a law that is suggested by a member of parliament who is not a minister in the government and that is not part of the government’s plans
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