March 15, 2011, 20:17
Kallehpassage
I was recently at a meeting where someone questioned whether
passage was the correct word for meaning to pass a bill. I looked it up and found the 14th meaning to be "the enactment into law of a legislative measure," so it sounds like it was correctly used.
Does this use of the word seem clear to you? This person questioning it thought of
passage as meaning a portion of a written work or a hall or corridor.
March 16, 2011, 02:38
arnieWe certainly use it.
A bill goes through several stages in its passage through parliament before becoming law is an example of this use.
March 16, 2011, 20:50
KallehI thought I was missing something when she said it, but the dictionary seemed pretty clear to me.