first reading
noun Parliamentary Procedure.
the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
Origin of first reading
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby first reading
first post,
first principle,
first quarter,
first quartile,
first reader,
first reading,
first refusal,
first reich,
first republic,
first responder,
first run
British Dictionary definitions for first reading
first reading
noun
the introduction of a bill in a legislative assembly