advice and consent
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English
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Noun
[edit]advice and consent (uncountable)
- In enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, the situation where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch or where the legislative branch concurs and approves something previously enacted by a strong executive branch.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used with both singular and plural verbs.