English Explanatory Dictionary

continuing resolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of Congress which extends the current governmental budget situation through allocation of further funds in the same manner as the current budget, to avoid a government shutdown due to lack of allocated funding.

Word forms

continuing resolution continuing resolutions

Etymology

From continuing + resolution. From being an act of congress (a congressional resolution) which extends the situation.

Synonyms

CR

Derived words

CR
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