[
US
/ˈhænsɝd/
]
NOUN
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the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament
the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French
How To Use Hansard In A Sentence
- One of the topmen, Tom Hansard, was at the weather yardarm, and had hold of the earing, which isn't a bit like those gold things our sisters wear in their ears, but is a long rope which helps to reef the sails. My First Cruise and Other stories
- You can find a transcript of the debate in Hansard, which is equally coy: Archive 2008-01-01
- Indeed, it is only in such cases that reference to Hansard is likely to be of any assistance to the courts.
- This is the message of the Hansard Society, a non-partisan charity promoting effective parliamentary democracy.
- For lazy BBC people you can see this in Hansard (4 Jun 2008: Column 765). Archive 2008-07-01
- Figures compiled from the official parliamentary magazine Hansard put Mrs Smith among the bottom 20 MPs in terms of the numbers of divisions or votes attended during 2003.
- I have noted from reading Hansard and other reports that some members in this House are being deliberately obtuse on this matter.
- In the event the Hansard Society raised only a fraction of the sum required and no consultancy payment was made.
- If you read down the Hansard report, you'll see he then loses control altogether, peevishly expostulating, ‘We do not need moral lectures from the Conservative party.’
- To read the old bruiser's contribution in Hansard, click here. The best speech in the house arrest debate
