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joint resolution
noun
- a resolution adopted by both branches of a bicameral legislative assembly and requiring the signature of the chief executive to become law.
joint resolution
noun
- a resolution passed by both houses of a bicameral legislature, signed by the chief executive and legally binding
joint 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 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joint resolution1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
In March, Congress passed a joint resolution condemning Kony.
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The reading of the formal part of the joint resolution is called for.
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Eight days later Congress passed a joint resolution declaring war.
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They therefore report a joint resolution, releasing said petitioner from paying anything for the quarter last mentioned.
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The result was that Wilson's joint resolution was debated at great length, but did not pass.
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On July 23, the two houses adopted a preamble and joint resolution admitting Tennessee to her former relations to the Union.
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