appropriation bill
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- noun
- /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən bɪl/
- Formal
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proyecto de ley de apropiaciones
- It is a wily politician who's able to negotiate those things in the context of an appropriations bill at a time when essentially there was money to be spent.
- amendment to the appropriation bill
- omnibus appropriation bill
- defense appropriations bill
Examples
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But a federal budget never materialized this year, as lawmakers failed to complete action on any of the appropriations bills.
Academic text (2011) -
Currently, Illinois' budget is enacted as a series of appropriations bills rather than a single, coherent state budget.
Blog text (24) -
Members simply need to add a few lines to the relevant appropriations bill.
Academic text (2018) -
I told them to stand firm and not to compromise on the appropriations bill.
Blog text (21) -
First, they could pass the appropriations bills independently and send them to the President.
Blog text (17) -
Some would like the appropriations bill to be part of that remedy.
Blog text (7) -
After the legislature passed the final appropriations bill, construction began in 1838.
Academic text (2007) -
In a typical year, the House has passed most, if not all, of the 12 appropriations bills prior to the August recess.
Academic text (2010) -
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have been rushing to complete as many of the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2011 as possible in the weeks leading up to the August Congressional recess.
Academic text (2010) -
The House will vote on the new appropriation bill that secures funding for public schools.
Synonyms
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4.1
A written plan for a new law that lawmakers must approve
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6.4
Money set aside by a government or group for a particular use
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: an 'appropriation bill' is simply a 'bill' (legislative proposal) that concerns an 'appropriation' (the designation/allocation of funds). This noun‑noun compound follows a standard, cross‑linguistic legislative naming pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Appropriation bill comes from two simple words: appropriation meaning to set aside public 'money' and bill meaning a proposed 'law' on paper. So it is a proposed 'law' that shows how the government will set aside and spend public 'money' for a specific purpose.