English > joint resolution: 1 sense > noun 1, communicationMeaning | A resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto). |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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Broader | resolution, declaration, resolve | A formal expression by a meeting |
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