bill
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4.1
- noun
- /bɪl/
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proyecto de ley
- So could he please bring in the Small Boats Bill next week, Prime Minister?
- pass a bill
- introduce a bill
- approve a bill
And then the bill that they just passed.
- And then the bill that they just passed.
- Give us one new bill that both sides can agree on.
- They're not going passing these bills through Congress.
- I wrote the bill on the environment.
- Wouldn't it be nice to like get the GI Bill, have a technical skill?
- So Moses Mike Johnson has the budget bill to fund the federal government.
- Now another bill is being introduced in Minnesota.
- Democrats insisted on resources in this last bill that the president signed last week.
Examples
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And there is still room for much-needed improvements to the health bill, especially on tort reform.
Academic text (2011) -
On December 19, 2009, Senator Reid released a complete version of the bill incorporating the Manager's Amendment.
Academic text (2017) -
Give us one new bill that both sides can agree on.
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I wrote the bill on the environment.
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For sure the Republican bill is a terrible option.
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If passed by the House, the bill then travels to the Senate for further consideration.
Academic text (2011) -
The Homeland Security bill is ratified.
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Three weeks before I left America, Congress passed a bill making upgrading compulsory for all subnormals.
Fiction book (1995) -
Lacking a national currency, different factions issued their own bills for use within their fiefdoms.
Academic text (2011) -
The senator proposed a new bill that aims to improve public transportation in the city.
Synonyms
823
3.8
An action taken to deal with a problem or reach a goal
817
2.9
A plan or suggestion put forward for others to consider
18
6.7
A proposal that lets the government spend public money for a specific purpose
Idioms
18
3.3
An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems
Compounds
- Formal
186
3.3
A written list of the main freedoms people have in a country's constitution
- Formal
18
6.7
A proposal that lets the government spend public money for a specific purpose
9
3.8
An official report that says a person, project, or group is well and able to continue
- Formal
7
3.7
Written paper that shows one person sells a thing like a car to another who becomes the owner
5
1.1
A paper or email that shows how much you must pay each month for services like electricity
- Specialized
5
6.9
A short-term loan to the U.S. government that you buy for less and the government repays within one year
- Specialized
4
4.6
A short-term government loan sold for less than its value and repaid at full value without interest
- Formal
2
7.0
An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered
- Formal
1
8.6
A written charge by a government lawyer saying someone committed a crime
- Jargon
1
9.9
A paper saying a group of citizens found enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Formal
1
9.9
A law that declares a person guilty and punishes them without a trial
- Formal
1
9.9
A written list that the prosecution gives to show the specific charges and facts about what the accused did
- US
1
5.6
A law that makes people pay a small deposit for drink containers and get it back when they recycle them
- Formal
A court action asking the same court to change or reverse its previous decision
- Indian
An official paper that lists goods coming into or leaving a country for customs
- Formal
A written order telling one person or bank to pay money to another at a set time
- Specialized
A document that makes one company responsible for goods moved by two or more kinds of transport
- Specialized
A paper showing the goods stay on the same ship without transfer
- Formal
A document that covers goods carried by two or more types of transport under one contract
- Specialized
A small plant with fern-like leaves, pink flowers, and a long beak-like seed pod
- New Zealand
A plant from New Zealand that stays green all year with beak-shaped red or white flowers
- Specialized
A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bill for a proposed law comes from the idea of a written paper that sets out a new rule or idea. So a bill is the paper lawmakers debate and can turn into a law.