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amend to formally change by rephrasing, or to add to or subtract from (a legislative bill, a contract, a treaty, or the like). [1/3 definitions]
amendment an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [1/3 definitions]
appropriation legislative authorization of money for specific use. [1/2 definitions]
assembly (often cap.) a legislative body. [1/4 definitions]
assemblyman a male member of a legislative assembly.
assemblywoman a female member of a legislative assembly.
assize (usu. pl.) a legislative or court session, esp. English and Welsh circuit court sessions. [1/4 definitions]
at-large election an election in which every voter can vote for candidates to fill any and all vacant positions in a representative body. Unlike a single-member election, in which people can vote only for candidates who represent their particular legislative district, at-large elections allow every person to vote on each vacant position within a governing body.
bicameral having two legislative chambers or branches.
bill1 a proposed law to be considered by a legislative body. [1/7 definitions]
bill of attainder a legislative act in which a person is found guilty, without trial, of a crime, esp. treason, and condemned to capital punishment.
bloc an alliance of people, nations, or organizations working together to achieve some legislative or political goal.
boule1 an advisory council of elders or legislative assembly in ancient Greece. [2 definitions]
Cape Town the legislative capital of South Africa. (Cf. Bloemfontein, Pretoria.)
casting vote the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to break a tie, as in a legislative body.
chamber an official reception room or meeting hall, esp. of a legislative assembly. [1/6 definitions]
civil servant one who works for a civil service; that is, one who works within a branch of government administration other than legislative, judicial, or military. Civil servants are not elected or appointed; they are hired based on merit, often as judged by an exam.
civil service any branch of government administration that is not part of the legislative, judicial, or military services. [1/3 definitions]
concurrent resolution a resolution passed by both houses of a bicameral legislative body that is not legally binding and does not require the chief executive's signature.
congress the legislative branch of a national government, esp. a republic. [2/7 definitions]
congressional (sometimes cap.) of or pertaining to a legislative congress, esp. the U.S. Congress.