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What is "Charter change bill" in English?

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I have read this headline in a news website which think is being primarily written in Australian English:

Government's charter change bill sails through 3rd reading

How should this be understood as a whole?
Charter and bill, are quite ambiguous aren't they? "sails through" didn't make it clearer for me.

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Giving the context helps. A search immediately turned up several versions of the article in question.... (1 comment)
Giving the context helps. A search immediately turned up several versions of the article in question....
gmcgath‭ wrote about 3 years ago

Giving the context helps. A search immediately turned up several versions of the article in question.

Much of this is basic vocabulary. A bill is a proposed piece of legislation before a legislative body. The bill in question is one to amend the constitution of Thailand, or rather to start the amendment process. The word "charter" is odd to me, but some of Thailand's past constitutions have been called charters. To "sail through" is to succeed without difficulty.

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/government-s-charter-change-bill-sails-through-3rd-reading/ar-AAOhWjF