hansard

Noun
US[han-serd]/ˈhænsɚd/2 syllables

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Noun (1)

  1. 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”Type of minutes, proceedings
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Han′sard (-sẽrd), noun

An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament; — so called from the name of the publishers.


Han′sard noun

A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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