act of Congress
nounEtymology
From the literal sense of act (“legislation”) enacted by US Congress.
Definitions
A statute enacted by the United States Congress.
An authorization that is extremely difficult to obtain, especially in a timely fashion.
- Does it take an act of Congress just to get a stop sign on a corner?
- Should Frederick stick around — and apparently it would take an act of Congress to get him out of the ICU — he might take up where Molly had brutally left off.
- Since it seemed like getting a glass of wine was going to require an act of Congress, I quickly agreed.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA