Definition of poison pill amendment in US English:
poison pill amendment
noun
An amendment to a legislative bill that considerably weakens the bill's intended effect, or ruins the bill's chances of passing.
Example sentencesExamples
Trumball offered a poison pill amendment changing the eastern terminus of the railroad so as to render eastern lines unprofitable, but the amendment failed.
Definition of poison pill amendment in US English:
poison pill amendment
noun
An amendment to a legislative bill that considerably weakens the bill's intended effect, or ruins the bill's chances of passing.
Example sentencesExamples
Trumball offered a poison pill amendment changing the eastern terminus of the railroad so as to render eastern lines unprofitable, but the amendment failed.