co-sponsor

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von co-sponsor im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A sponsor of a bill or resolution who is not the principal sponsor; two or more companies or people that join together to help support, plan and carry out an activity Many companies will sponsor events as a good-will effort in their communities and in exchange for their sponsorship and support will receive recognition and limited advertising; v i to contribute to a secondary account - n a person who contributes to a secondary account; The sponsor(s) of a bill or resolution in addition to the prime sponsor; Used in place of "Sponsor" when two or more members of the House or two or more members of the Senate jointly introduce a bill
cosponsor: A joint sponsor
cosponsor: To sponsor jointly with another
cosponsor: —When a member of the House or Senate supports a pending bill, but is not the primary sponsor, they sign their name onto the bill as a cosponsor to illustrate their support
cosponsor: sponsor together with another sponsor
cosponsor: Member who joins in sponsoring legislation but who is not the principal sponsor or the one who introduced the measure
cosponsor: One of two or more members who introduce a bill jointly
cosponsor: Any of the additional members of a legislature who show their support for a piece of legislation proposed by its sponsor by signing the bill before it is introduced
cosponsor: {i} co-supporter, one of two or more sponsors
cosponsor: {f} support, sponsor in conjunction with other sponsors
cosponsor: A legislator who joins with the primary sponsor to guide a bill or resolution through the legislative process in the opposite chamber A cosponsor must be a member of the opposite chamber from the one in which the bill was filed
cosponsor: Once one member introduces a bill, other members may show their support by putting their names on the bill as a cosponsor In general, a bill's sponsor wants as many cosponsors for the bill as possible to give the bill a greatly likelihood of being passed