Usually means: Initial presentation of a bill.
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General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. first reading: Merriam-Webster
  2. first reading: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. first reading: Collins English Dictionary
  4. first reading: Vocabulary.com
  5. first-reading: Wordnik
  6. first reading: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. first reading: Dictionary.com
  8. First reading: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. first reading: Rhymezone
  10. first reading: FreeDictionary.org
  11. first reading: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. first reading: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. first reading: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  14. first reading: Wiktionary

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  2. C-SPAN Congressional Glossary (No longer online)
  3. First Reading: GLOSSARY OF LEGISLATIVE TERMS

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first reading)

noun:  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.

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