private members
[ˈpraɪvət ˈmɛmbərz]
nounpl: N/A (already plural)
membros privados / parlamentares privados
1. Members of a legislative body (such as Parliament) who are not government ministers or shadow cabinet members; backbenchers without official cabinet positions
Private members introduced a bill to reform healthcare legislation.
Os membros privados introduziram um projeto de lei para reformar a legislação de saúde.
2. In computing, class attributes or variables that are restricted to internal use within a class and not accessible from outside
The private members of the class are protected from external modification.
Os membros privados da classe são protegidos contra modificação externa.
In British and Commonwealth parliamentary systems, 'private members' is an established political term referring to backbench MPs. In Brazil, this terminology is less commonly used in parliamentary contexts. The term is widely recognized in international computing and software development communities where 'private members' refers to object-oriented programming concepts. The phrase 'private members' bill' is particularly significant in the UK Parliament, where it represents legislation proposed by individual MPs outside the government agenda.
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