passage
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈpæsɪdʒ/
- Formal
- The passage of same sex marriage in New York was made possible again only by the votes of four state Republican senators.
- passage of the bill
- passage of laws
- passage of legislation
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Watch on YouTubeAnd when the final vote happened, we were two votes short of passage.
- And when the final vote happened, we were two votes short of passage.
- She was a major player in everything we've done, including passage of legislation, which we were told we could never pass.
- The passage of same sex marriage in New York was made possible again only by the votes of four state Republican senators.
- Buchanan is, excuse me, inaugurated president within one week of the passage of the Dred Scott decision.
Examples
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The more interesting reform came two years later with the passage of the 2005 NDAA.
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We need a guarantee of safe passage for the president.
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I have booked passage on a cargo ship bound for England.
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Unfortunately, rights were not necessarily granted to every person in America after the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Mr. Chairman, I urge passage of the Lindbergh Law... ...making kidnapping a federal offense.
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We guarantee safe passage... a private jet... before anyone even realizes you've left the country.
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In the years following the passage... of the National Prohibition Act of 1920... the nation's underworld rises to power and battles amongst itself... just as modern nations and corporations do.
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The passage of the new tax law was celebrated by many citizens who felt it would benefit the economy.
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After much debate, the committee approved the passage of the environmental protection bill.
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The swift passage of the education reform legislation surprised analysts who expected significant opposition.
Synonyms
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4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
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6.1
The process of making a law official by a government body
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2.3
Giving someone the legal right to own something like a house
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2.7
Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it
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7.5
To send something, often a document, from one person or place to another
Antonyms
Compounds
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5.7
A ceremony that marks an important change in a person's life, for example becoming an adult
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7.5
A sea route through the Arctic along the north coast of North America that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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5.6
A long water route along the coast for boats from Seattle to Skagway, protected by islands
- UK
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7.2
A less-used hallway at the back of a building that people use for private or service access
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7.3
A narrow sea channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
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6.9
A protected water route along the coast of southeastern Alaska used by ships and boats
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passage comes from the old verb pass and the French passer, meaning 'to pass' or 'go through'. So the passage of a law is its being officially 'passed' or moved through the process and approved.