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hansard

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hansard.

Editorial note

Can you link me the relevant legislation or hansard debates?

Examples8
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hansard gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical, also attributively) A member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hansard.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical, also attributively) A member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town.

Example sentences

1

Can you link me the relevant legislation or hansard debates?

2

The government always made Hansard (record of parliamentary debates) available.

3

An analogy would be Hansard and theyworkforyou.com.

4

I've always found your hansard alerts incredibly useful.

5

I am sure I can pull Hansard from 1870 and find exactly the same words used to justify why we should not waste money teaching all those poor people to read and write.

6

I can't see anything in hansard remotely related to this.

Quote examples

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Hansard is a great example, because originally parliament did not allow publication of its proceedings; to get round this "Several editors used the device of reporting on parliamentary debates under the veil of debates of fictitious societies or bodies.

Proper noun examples

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What's the Irish equivalent of Hansard, by the way?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hansard in a sentence?

Can you link me the relevant legislation or hansard debates?

What does hansard mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is hansard?

hansard is commonly used as noun.