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	first reading (first read\|ing) Pronunciation: /fɜːstˈriːdɪŋ/ noun the first presentation of a bill to a legislative assembly, to permit its introduction.		More words in this category abdication anarchic caucus check 1 democratic depute detainee dissolve European Convention on Human Rights expropriate fellow-traveller Green Party hard power indirect rule intifada pluralism power-sharing sickness benefit solidarity wedge issue Nearby Words first name First Nation first night first offender first officer first person first position first post first principles first reading first refusal First Republic first responder first school first sergeant First State first strike first string First World