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affirmative resolution

affirmative resolution noun: a procedure of the UK government whereby secondary legislation requires approval from parliament before it passes into law. Contrasted with negative resolution.

Noun

affirmative resolution

  1. A procedure of the UK government whereby secondary legislation requires approval from parliament before it passes into law. Contrasted with negative resolution.

Questions about affirmative resolution

What does affirmative resolution mean?
Affirmative resolution means a procedure of the UK government whereby secondary legislation requires approval from parliament before it passes into law. Contrasted with negative resolution.
What part of speech is affirmative resolution?
Affirmative resolution is a noun.

Words near affirmative resolution in the dictionary

  1. affirmative action
  2. affirmative actions
  3. affirmative defense
  4. affirmative defenses
  5. affirmative pregnant
  6. affirmative resolution
  7. affirmative sentence
  8. affirmative sentences
  9. affirmative waste
  10. affirmatively
  11. affirmativeness

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