Christmas tree bill

noun

A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.

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Meanings

nounChristmas tree bill (plural Christmas tree bills)

plural Christmas tree bills

  1. USidiomaticgovernmentA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.

Origin

From Christmas tree + bill.

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Christmas tree bill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20bill

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“Christmas tree bill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20bill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas tree bill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20bill.

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