act of Congress

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A statute enacted by the United States Congress or Congress of the Philippines. Philippine,US,literally
  2. An authorization that is extremely difficult to obtain, especially in a timely fashion. US,colloquial,idiomatic
    — Does it take an act of Congress just to get a stop sign on a corner?

词形变化

acts of Congress plural

词源

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