- passing a resolution
- approving a resolution, making a formal decision
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Resolution — Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Resolution of a force — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Resolution of a motion — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Resolution of a nebula — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resolution — [rez΄ə lo͞o′shən] n. [ME resolucioun, dissolution < MFr resolution < L resolutio < resolutus: see RESOLUTE] 1. a) the act or process of resolving something or breaking it up into its constituent parts or elements b) the result of this 2 … English World dictionary
passing — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abrupt, accidental, accompanying, act, ado, advance, advancement, afloat, afoot, aggrandizement, ambulant, ambulative, ambulatory, annihilation, ascending, axial, back, back flowing, backward, bane,… … Moby Thesaurus
resolution — A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as a legislative resolution. Such may be either a simple, joint or concurrent resolution. The term is usually employed to denote the adoption of … Black's law dictionary
resolution — noun Etymology: Middle English resolucioun, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French resolucion, from Latin resolution , resolutio, from resolvere Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of resolving: as a. the act of analyzing a complex notion… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Passing — Pass Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resolution — Synonyms and related words: Z, abandon, ablation, about face, accommodation, accomplishment, accuracy, act, action, acutance, adaptation, adjustment, aim, alchemy, ambition, anacrusis, analysis, analyzation, anatomizing, anatomy, animus, answer,… … Moby Thesaurus
