blue slip

noun

In the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.

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Meanings

nounblue slip (plural blue slips)

plural blue slips

  1. USgovernmentIn the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.
  2. USgovernmentIn the Senate, the slip on which the senators from the state of residence of a federal judicial nominee give an opinion on the nominee.
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APA

blue slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20slip

MLA

“blue slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20slip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue slip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20slip.

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