Joint Resolution

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
JR
Pronunciation
/ʤɔɪnt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/
Category
Community
Related Field
Educational

Examples in Context

  1. The president yesterday formally signed the joint resolution of Congress granting him the authority to go to war.
  2. In 1941, a Congressional Joint Resolution(JR) set the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday for Thanksgiving.
  3. That perception should be discredited at the highest level, perhaps by a joint resolution in the Congress.
  4. A joint resolution authorizing the printing and binding of a supplement to, and revised edition of, Senate procedure.
  5. Final responsibility for calculating these reductions rested with the Comptroller General, an official who is removable by joint resolution of Congress.

Other meanings of JR