act of Congress

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词形变化

acts of Congress 复数 acts of Congress

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A statute enacted by the United States Congress.

    美国 政治
  2. 2.

    An authorization that is extremely difficult to obtain, especially in a timely fashion.

    美国 非正式 习语

    Does it take an act of Congress just to get a stop sign on a corner?

词源

From the literal sense of act (“legislation”) enacted by US Congress.

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