legislative priorities

collocation in English

meaningsoflegislativeandpriority

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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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priority
noun[C or U]
uk
/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/us
/praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
something that is very important and must be dealt with before ...
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(Definition oflegislativeandpriorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not believe that alegislativepriorityfor collecting enforcement payments provides the best way to ensure that parents receive the maintenance which is theirs by right.
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These must be one of its main political and legislative priorities.
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Those matters are urgent and imperative—and they stand at the top of our list of legislative priorities.
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I am not prepared to say anything of the legislative priorities.
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Legislative priorities will decide when such a measure should find its place in the queue.
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Such legislation must take its due place in the order of our legislative priorities.
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But however it is done, there is still a question of how much time they will take up, and there are other legislative priorities.
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I understand about legislative priorities.
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We have many other legislative priorities.
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One of its key legislative priorities in education is expanded learning time.
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His top legislative priorities included tax cuts and government reform.
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His top legislative priorities include eliminating waste and looking for new millennium solutions to the public transportation problem.
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Waxman's stated legislative priorities are health and environmental issues.
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She has named economic growth, education, and health care as her top legislative priorities for the legislative session.
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His legislative priorities include tax cuts, education reform, and local control of government decision-making.
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His legislative priorities include local affairs, education, the environment, veteran's affairs, and constituent outreach.
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His legislative priorities include funding equity for schools with high needs but insufficient revenue and value-added teacher evaluations that measure effectiveness by student progress rather than teacher proficiency.
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