first reading

English

Noun

first reading (plural first readings)

1. In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading.

Translations

parliamentary procedure

Chinese: Mandarin: 一讀 / 一读 (yīdú), 首讀 / 首读 (shǒudú) French: première lecture (fr) f Malay: bacaan pertama Maori: pānuitanga tuatahi Tamil: முதல் வாசிப்பு (mutal vācippu)

See also

• second reading
• third reading