Associations to the word «Hansard»

Wiktionary

HANSARD, noun. The official report of discussions in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.
HANSARD, noun. (historical) A merchant of one of the Hanse towns.

Dictionary definition

HANSARD, noun. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.