legislative proposal

collocation in English

meaningsoflegislativeandproposal

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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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proposal
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us
/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition oflegislativeandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegislative proposal

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In alegislativeproposalfrom 1999 all municipalities were urged to voluntarily introduce a childcare guarantee for all children from the age of six months.
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And when legal processes open to accommodate multiple interests, as when alegislativeproposalis drafted, compromise amongst competing views of the world becomes important.
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In what follows the question addressed is: what are the common-sense understandings reproduced, for example, in the course of exchange leading to the initiation of alegislativeproposal?
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Although his administration had a large congressional majority on paper, party fragmentation and lack of internal party discipline meant that majorities needed to be negotiated for eachlegislativeproposal.
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I nevertheless understand those here who intend to vote against thislegislativeproposaltomorrow.
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Another good thing is that the newlegislativeproposalprovides for clear rules on the maintenance of vehicles.
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However, the overall trend of the report does not close the door to a more in-depth debate on thelegislativeproposal.
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You cannot say, therefore, that because there is nolegislativeproposalyet, we do not have a problem.
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This is also why we are singling it out for communication in connection with thelegislativeproposal.
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Since then, considerable effort has been put into working them up into a properlegislativeproposal.
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I do not think there is any systematic method of selecting the priorities for alegislativeproposal.
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It is alegislativeproposal, and a very importantlegislativeproposal.
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It strengthens the desirability of a specificlegislativeproposalto cover the idea that we are discussing.
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Further, it can easily be provided that necessary forms be prepared for application, and such forms would not require any specificlegislativeproposal.
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We enjoyed the debate in which both halves of the equation were discussed without the pressure of alegislativeproposal.
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This is already alegislativeproposaland it will mean that any conditions and practices that are criticised can be carefully and constructively considered.
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The difference between 105 and 60 magistrates' courts committees is not all that great to justify this quite drasticlegislativeproposal.
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I attach the utmost importance to taking forward alegislativeproposalbased on sound science, and will follow it closely.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This important matter is best brought forward by first having a constructive interinstitutional debate and dialogue before presenting alegislativeproposal.
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We have voted against the report as a whole and request a thorough overhaul of the entirelegislativeproposal.
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