joint resolution

noun

: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive

Examples of joint resolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Idaho lawmakers passed a joint resolution last year to put a constitutional amendment before voters, asking them to allow only the Legislature, not the voters, the power to legalize marijuana, narcotics and other psychoactive drugs. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Earlier this year, Utah Republicans introduced a joint resolution in Congress, which could reopen it to coal mining and gas and oil drilling. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 June 2026

Tuesday's outcome may be the encouragement Democrats need to force their next vote on Kaine's measure, a joint resolution, which would require the president's signature. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 June 2026

The bill, a joint resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats, would have halted the sale of military bulldozers to Israel. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for joint resolution

• antipollution
• circumlocution
• coevolution
• deconvolution
• electrocution
• irresolution
• maldistribution
• reconstitution
• redistribution
• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian

Legal Definition

joint resolution

noun

: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive compare concurrent resolution