amendement

Meaning

amendment, change or addition to a proposed law, ordinance or rule

Concepts

amendment

revision

Hyphenated as

amen‧de‧ment

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌaː.mɑn.dəˈmɛnt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French amendement, from Middle French amendement, from Old French [Term?].

Sentences

Wij hopen dat dit amendement wordt verworpen .

We hope that this amendment will be rejected.

Daarmee is het mondeling amendement hier van tafel .

This oral amendment is therefore not put to the vote.

De rapporteur heeft laten weten akkoord te gaan met dit mondelinge amendement .

I understand that the rapporteur agrees with this oral amendment.

Ik zal overigens morgen , met goedkeuring van de rapporteur, een mondeling amendement daarop indienen .

In fact, with the rapporteur's consent, I will table an oral amendment on this matter tomorrow.