continuing resolution

American  

noun

U.S. Politics.

1. legislation enacted by Congress to allow government operations to continue until the regular appropriations are enacted: used when action on appropriations is not completed by the beginning of a fiscal year.

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Example Sentences

Root swabbed his eye with a cleansing solution.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

If the copper becomes black instead of silvery, clean it again in the cleansing solution, and move the two bare wires much farther apart,—practically the full width of the bowl.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

As soon as the copper is bright and clean, take it out of the cleansing solution and suspend it by the negative wire in the green nickel solution.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

She had seen the swift hands remove the bandages and she had seen the cleansing solution applied.

From The Night Horseman by Brand, Max

Pour the cleansing solution from the evaporating dish back into the bottle.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)