| 单词 | self-denying bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasself-denying bill self-denying bill n. a parliamentary bill which deprives those passing it of some advantage or benefit; spec. a resolution of 1645 of the Long Parliament ordaining that no member of parliament should hold any civil or military office (historical); cf. self-denying ordinance n. ΚΠ 1693 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 3 The lords were this day in a long debate on the commons selfe denying bill. 1731 London Evening-post 17 Apr. This Bill at first Sight seems to be a Self-denying Bill. 1907 School World Nov. 418/1 The Self-Denying Bill..simply caused members of Parliament who were officers to go, but said nothing about the future. 1990 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 40 113 The attempted solution to this aspect of the problem was a second piece of legislation introduced at the same time as the Self-Denying bill. < as lemmas |
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