joint resolution

1. 1.

   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)

   Broaderresolution

   United States · law

Questions about joint resolution

What does joint resolution mean?

joint resolution means "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)".

Is joint resolution a common word?

joint resolution is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.