Definition
When multiple legislators formally support a bill, signaling partisan agreement or in some cases just trying to look active without doing actual work.
Example Usage
The environmental protection bill already has 200 cosponsors, suggesting unlikely passage since everyone wants credit but few want responsibility.
Origin
Combination of 'co-' (together) and 'sponsor,' indicating shared support for legislation
Fun Fact
Cosponsorships cost legislators nothing politically but let them claim credit to constituents, making them wildly overused as political theater
Source: Congressional procedure terminology
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