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ways and means
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ways and means noun
ways and means
noun
Learner's definition of WAYS AND MEANS
[noncount]
1
somewhat formal : the methods and tools used for doing something（做某事的）方法，手段
- ways and means of increasing revenue增加收益的方法
2
Ways and Means : a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives that is in charge of taxes, trade issues, government debt, etc.美国众议院筹款委员会（负责监督税收、贸易和政府债务等）
ways and means
plural noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Those interested in watching O’Sullivan’s First Law play out in real time should pay attention to the ways and means of the allegedly bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a.k.a. 
Jack Fowler, National Review, 26 July 2022 Mileak Harper, city controller, said the administration amended the ordinance as requested by the council during a ways and means committee meeting last week. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 At a lengthy City Hall hearing, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, chair of the council’s ways and means committee that oversees police budget discussions, questioned police officials about high overtime spending. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022 As participating nations emerged from COP26 with an agreement to achieve net-zero by 2050, conversations around the ways and means of achieving this is set to gather steam. Forbes, 3 June 2022 Mass Audubon was one of eight organizations that coauthored a letter last week to the top budget writers in the Legislature, including ways and means co-chairmen Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Senator Michael Rodrigues. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2022 The vote comes on the heels of what both the Mayor Jerome Prince and the city council described as a productive ways and means committee meeting where the matters were discussed in detail. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 Council President William Godwin, D-1st, said the ways and means committee meeting provided the detailed information about the plan council members were seeking. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 The state administration committee approved the bill last week, forwarding it to the Senate ways and means committee. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2021 See More
Jack Fowler, National Review, 26 July 2022 Mileak Harper, city controller, said the administration amended the ordinance as requested by the council during a ways and means committee meeting last week. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 At a lengthy City Hall hearing, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, chair of the council’s ways and means committee that oversees police budget discussions, questioned police officials about high overtime spending. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022 As participating nations emerged from COP26 with an agreement to achieve net-zero by 2050, conversations around the ways and means of achieving this is set to gather steam. Forbes, 3 June 2022 Mass Audubon was one of eight organizations that coauthored a letter last week to the top budget writers in the Legislature, including ways and means co-chairmen Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Senator Michael Rodrigues. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2022 The vote comes on the heels of what both the Mayor Jerome Prince and the city council described as a productive ways and means committee meeting where the matters were discussed in detail. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 Council President William Godwin, D-1st, said the ways and means committee meeting provided the detailed information about the plan council members were seeking. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022 The state administration committee approved the bill last week, forwarding it to the Senate ways and means committee. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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