单词 | parliamentary counsel |
释义 | > as lemmasParliamentary Counsel Parliamentary Counsel n. Law (in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth jurisdictions) a group of lawyers (formerly, barristers) employed as civil servants to draft government bills and amendments; a lawyer employed in such a way. ΚΠ 1833 Rep. Sel. Comm. Establ. House of Commons 163 in Parl. Papers XII. 341 You are Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury?—I am. 1886 Whitaker's Almanack 156/1 Office of Parliamentary Counsel,—Spring Gardens. Parliamentary Counsel, Hen. Jenkyns, C.B. 1969 Times 2 May 22/1 The work of the Parliamentary Counsel is not widely known. They draft the Government's Parliamentary Bills. 1994 M. Zander Law-making Process (ed. 4) 14 Parliamentary counsel normally work in pairs in close collaboration with the civil servants who instruct them. < as lemmas |
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