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blue slip

blue slip noun: in the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.

Noun

blue slip (plural blue slips)

  1. (US) In the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.
  2. (US) In the Senate, the slip on which the senators from the state of residence of a federal judicial nominee give an opinion on the nominee.

Forms of blue slip

pluralblue slips

Questions about blue slip

What does blue slip mean?
Blue slip means in the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.
What part of speech is blue slip?
Blue slip is a noun.
What is the plural of blue slip?
The plural of blue slip is blue slips.

Words near blue slip in the dictionary

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