win passage

Frequency: 4.51.9 per million words

of a bill, to be approved

passageVERB + NOUN

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win

Examples (10)

  • The healthcare bill finally won passage after weeks of intense debate.
  • Proponents are working hard to ensure the reform wins passage this session.
  • It is unlikely that the controversial tax hike will win passage in the House.
  • The environmental protection act won passage by a very narrow margin.
  • They need three more votes to win passage of the education budget.
  • The president campaigned vigorously to help the infrastructure bill win passage.
  • Despite heavy lobbying, the proposal failed to win passage last year.
  • If the law wins passage, it will go into effect next January.
  • The local council meeting saw the new zoning ordinance win passage easily.
  • Experts predict the civil rights amendment will eventually win passage.