Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bill for raising or granting money.
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Examples
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We have not sent you over all your bills; and I think we have altered your money-bill.
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A debate subsequently occurred on the question which was mooted by a member of opposition, as to whether or no the Militia Bill was a money-bill.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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It was said that the country gentlemen in effecting this reduction, "had bribed themselves with a shilling in the pound of their own land-tax," but as this was the first money-bill in which any cabinet had been successfully opposed since the Revolution, it was rightly viewed as a symptom of weakness in the administration: yet Townshend retained his office.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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It was decided by a majority, however, that it was not a money-bill, and consequently it passed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Soon after it assembled, which was on the 10th of October, the members rejected a money-bill transmitted from England, upon the plea that it had been altered in council.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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In order to compel the British government to concede a free trade the Irish parliament had, indeed, according to the instructions received from their constituents, voted a money-bill for six months only, instead of two years, as usual; and the charges which opposition brought against ministers were as fallacious as they were unwise and unjust.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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We have not sent you over all your bills; and I think we have altered your money-bill.
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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A land-act was followed by one that withdrew from most of the towns of England the protection of a sanctuary in the case of certain specified crimes; the navy was dealt with; and then in spite of the promises of the previous years a heavy money-bill was passed.
The King's Achievement Robert Hugh Benson 1892
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For the first time since the revolution the lords divided on a money-bill, and voted 49 against, to 83 for its committal.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration William Hunt 1886
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This was a serious blow to the government, and was the first occasion on which a minister had been defeated on a money-bill since the revolution.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration William Hunt 1886
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