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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. |
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