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Byrd rule

Byrd rule proper noun: a rule regarding reconciliation in the United States Congress, defining a provision to be "extraneous"—and therefore ineligible for reconciliation—in various cases.

Proper noun

the Byrd rule

  1. A rule regarding reconciliation in the United States Congress, defining a provision to be "extraneous"—and therefore ineligible for reconciliation—in various cases.

Origin of Byrd rule

Named after Senator Robert Byrd.

Questions about Byrd rule

What does Byrd rule mean?
Byrd rule means a rule regarding reconciliation in the United States Congress, defining a provision to be "extraneous"—and therefore ineligible for reconciliation—in various cases.
What part of speech is Byrd rule?
Byrd rule is a proper noun.

Words near Byrd rule in the dictionary

  1. Byram cum Sutton
  2. byrampaut
  3. byrampauts
  4. Byrams
  5. Byrd
  6. Byrd rule
  7. Byrdstown
  8. byre
  9. byre-dwelling
  10. byre-dwellings
  11. byreman

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