单词 | joint resolution |
释义 | joint resolutionnouna resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law. Origin of joint resolutionAn Americanism dating back to 1830–40 Words nearby joint resolutionjoint life annuity, joint life insurance, jointly, joint of foot, joint of hand, joint resolution, jointress, joint return, joint runner, joint session, joint stock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for joint resolution
British Dictionary definitions for joint resolutionjoint resolution nounUS a resolution passed by both houses of a bicameral legislature, signed by the chief executive and legally binding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for joint resolutionjoint resolution A measure approved by both houses of the United States Congress and signed by the president. Similar to an act of Congress, the joint resolution is used to approve or initiate foreign policy actions, to grant a single appropriations proposal, and to propose amendments to the Constitution. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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