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third reading

noun

  1. the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.


third reading

noun

  1. the process of discussing the committee's report on a bill
  2. the final consideration of a bill
“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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Origin of third reading1

First recorded in 1565–75
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Example Sentences

The bill was supported by a majority of MPs at third reading and will now pass to the Lords.

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After this, MPs get a a final chance to vote for or against the bill at what is known as third reading - and some may change their mind about it - after which all five stages must be repeated by peers in the House of Lords.

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Ms Jatta said the bill had been “rejected and the legislative process exhausted”, and therefore it could not move to the third reading.

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On Monday, Mr Kobakhidze also warned that if authorities backed down at the bill's third reading, Georgia would lose sovereignty and "easily share the fate of Ukraine", without detailing what he meant.

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Once the clauses stage is completed at the House of Keys, the bill will then go for Third Reading - usually a formality - before being sent to the Legislative Council, the equivalent of the House of Lords.

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