report out

verb

To send a piece of legislation back to a legislature to vote on after having considered and edited it.

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Meanings

verbreport out (third-person singular simple present reports out, present participle reporting out, simple past and past participle reported out)

present singular third person reports out · participle present reporting out · participle past reported out · past reported out

  1. lawTo send a piece of legislation back to a legislature to vote on after having considered and edited it.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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