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ways and means

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  1. ways and meansnoun

    resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)

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  1. ways and means

    "Ways and Means" generally denotes the methods and resources required to achieve a certain objective or goal. In a legislative context, particularly in the United States, it refers to a committee in the House of Representatives that oversees taxation and other revenue-raising measures. The phrase can also apply to any strategy or planned series of actions aimed at generating funds or resources.

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  1. Ways and Means

    "Ways and Means" is the 47th The West Wing episode and 3rd of the third season. It originally aired on NBC October 24, 2001. The episode sees the beginnings of President Bartlet's Congressional hearings, as well as negotiations over the estate tax. Written by Aaron Sorkin, Eli Attie and Gene Sperling, and directed by Alex Graves, the episode contains the first appearances by Mark Feuerstein as Clifford "Cliff" Calley. There are also guest appearances by Thom Barry, Nicholas Pryor and Miguel Sandoval.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ways and means in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ways and means in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ways and means in a Sentence

  1. Michael Rotich:

    When I have interest, I will be able to find ways and means of doing that.

  2. Circuit Judge Richard Wesley:

    I don't care what his job was at the Ways and Means Committee; he wasn't in charge of insider trading.

  3. The President:

    Today's report underscores the importance of the Ways and Means Committee's ongoing lawsuit to access Mr. Trump's tax returns and ensure the presidential audit program is functioning effectively, without improper influence, i remain confident that the law is on the Committee's side, and that our request meets the standard the Supreme Court set with its July 2020 rulings. Our case is very strong, and we will ultimately prevail.

  4. Wan Azizah:

    The crisis this country faces has encouraged the opposition parties to unite and more effectively fight UMNO and Barisan Nasional, we want to change the government and the institution of governance that is giving the prime minister ways and means to abuse it.

  5. Steve Rosenthal:

    There's a variety of legitimate reasons for why Ways and Means would seek the president's tax returns.


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  • דרכים ואמצעיםHebrew

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