to pass
- verb
- /pæs/
- Notwithstanding these objections, Congress eventually passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
- pass a law
- pass a bill
- pass legislation
Democrats generally want to pass more spending.
- Democrats generally want to pass more spending.
- And so laws have been passed to suit the banks.
- There was no way this is going to pass and it passed.
- The House of Representatives has passed the HEROES Act.
- Look at last year when Florida passed its parental rights bill, right?
- We won't be bullied into passing the cash act.
- One state will pass it and another state will pass exactly the same law.
- Some new laws need to be passed that protect our veterans.
- She wants to eliminate the filibuster to pass the radical Green New Deal.
- I had to go to pass the film bill, right.
- Muslim governments pass laws to make slavery legal.
- And also the First National Bank Act passed during the Civil War.
- Even in the reddest of states, they're passing laws to enshrine abortion rights.
Examples
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Between 1985 and 2005, 21 states passed laws preempting local governments from passing indoor smoking restrictions.
Academic text (2013) -
The Senate voted to pass the new healthcare bill after weeks of deliberation.
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One state will pass it and another state will pass exactly the same law.
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The laws that our side will pass will not affect their life.
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Democrats generally want to pass more spending.
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The House of Representatives has passed the HEROES Act.
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Global temperatures continued to increase until Congress passed a bill to reduce carbon emissions.
Academic text (2013) -
Ultimately, the motion to create SPS passed with just a single vote to spare.
Academic text (2012) -
Lawmakers are working hard to pass a new law that will protect the environment.
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In order to improve public safety, the council aims to pass stricter regulations on building codes.
Synonyms
To officially agree to something or think that it is good
To get official permission or approval
To make a rule into law by an official vote or order
Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
To give permission to start or use something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Send a value or setting from a main part of a program to its smaller parts
Compounds
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Specialized
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to go through' or 'move across'. To pass a law is to make the proposal go through the government, so it moves from idea to official rule.