legislative approval

collocation in English

meaningsoflegislativeandapproval

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legislative
adjective
uk
/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/us
/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.t̬ɪv/
relating to laws or the making ...
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approval
noun[U]
uk
/əˈpruː.vəl/us
/əˈpruː.vəl/
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone ...
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(Definition oflegislativeandapprovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While most presidential systems do not requirelegislativeapprovalof appointees, many nations give the assembly some influence over cabinet formation.
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That the executive must obtainlegislativeapprovalwill affect how she negotiates.
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Indeed, most are highly presidential, with various rules that weaken the hand of the legislature and allow the president to make the key decisions withoutlegislativeapproval.
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Whether that is so or not, the £10 bonus does not exist untillegislativeapprovalis given to it next week.
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Some argue that retrospection lies in announcing the intention to apply transitional arrangements beforelegislativeapproval.
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There has been a whole period when payments have been made without specificlegislativeapproval.
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Therefore, any negotiations that took place could always be subject tolegislativeapproval.
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Current common law does not allow some forms of elective ventilation; perhaps, in certain circumstances, they could be grantedlegislativeapproval.
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I am sorry to say that until we getlegislativeapprovalto make the formula simpler, the agency will always have difficulties.
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Clause 9(2) could, for instance, be interpreted as givinglegislativeapprovalto the turning of a blind eye.
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It had also been our intention to advance an initial sum of up to £5 million to the fund without delay once the necessarylegislativeapprovalhad been given.
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This wave of municipal reformations was fomented by legislation that allowed a borough to be created by a referendum with no furtherlegislativeapprovalrequired.
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When finallegislativeapprovalis given, the program could be put into effect within 18 months.
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Murkowski threatened to sign the deal withoutlegislativeapproval, but the legislature successfully brought a lawsuit to enjoin him from doing so.
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If public andlegislativeapprovalis granted, construction could begin as soon as 2015.
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In 1882, he obtainedlegislativeapprovalof changes in the department which gave him immense power.
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However, presidential systems often needlegislativeapprovalof executive nominations to the cabinet, judiciary, and various lower governmental posts.
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The authorities had priorlegislativeapprovalto issue such an order.
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On the fast side of communications, it would providelegislativeapprovalfor a new peacetime instrument of foreign policy.
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He formed his government without needinglegislativeapprovaland was responsible for the definition and direction of its policies.
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