| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun hansard.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (hansard) | 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".[Wordnet]. 2. An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament; -- so called from the name of the publishers.[Websters]. 3. A merchant of one of the Hanse towns.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HANSARDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1893. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HANSARDS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Other parliamentary business was printed by other firms. 2: Hansards The printed records of Bills before Parliament, the reports of committees, parliamentary debates, and some of the national accounts. Till the business was made into a company the reports commanded a good respect, but in 1892 the company was wound up. Luke Hansard, the founder of the business came from Norwich, and was born in 1752. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: hansard
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Glen Hansard | Glen Hansard (Born Dublin, Ireland, 21 April,1970) is the vocalist and guitarist for Irish rock group The Frames. He first came to public attention as guitar player 'Outspan Foster' in the Alan Parker film The Commitments, a role he subsequently regretted, believing it distracted from his music career. In 2003 he presented the television programme Other Voices: Songs from a Room, which showcased Irish music talent on RTÉ. (references) | ||
| Hansard Society | The Hansard Society was formed in 1944 to promote parliamentary democracy. Founded and chaired by Commander Stephen King-Hall, the first subscribers were Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee. Now the Society's President is the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Michael_Martin, and the Vice-Presidents are the leaders of the Labour, Conservative and the Liberal Democrat parties. (references) | ||
| Luke Hansard | Luke Hansard (July 5, 1752 - October 29, 1828), English printer, was born in St Mary's parish, Norwich. (references) | ||
| Thomas Curson Hansard | Thomas Curson Hansard (1776 - 1833), was the son of the printer Luke Hansard. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: hansard | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Hansard | 28 | Glen Hansard | 12 | |
| Stockdale v. Hansard | 17 | Hansard | 28 | |
| Glen Hansard | 12 | Hansard Society | 3 | |
| Hansard TV | 8 | Hansard TV | 8 | |
| Thomas Curson Hansard | 4 | John Hansard Gallery | 3 | |
| Luke Hansard | 4 | Luke Hansard | 4 | |
| Hansard Society | 3 | Stockdale v. Hansard | 17 | |
| John Hansard Gallery | 3 | Thomas Curson Hansard | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
