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Definition of "recommit" [re•com•mit]

  • To commit again. (verb-transitive)
  • To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "recommit" in a sentence
  • "I believe it was Stupak who said this, although I wasn’t paying enough attention: “As the author of the Stupak Amendment, this motion [to recommit] is nothing more than an effort to deny millions of Americans healthcare.”"
  • "And just before that, he offered a motion to recommit, which is a very rare motion."
  • "Stupak decided to support the Senate bill after President Obama said he would sign an executive order that would make sure the health care reform law would be consistent with current restrictions on federal funding for abortions. 10: 55 pm: Republicans have offered a motion to recommit, which is their last chance to kill the bill."