advice_and_consent (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *advice and consent*:
NOUN	communication	advice and consent	a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

English > *advice and consent*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making .
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Part of	United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
Broader	saying, expression, locution	A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

HyperDic: advice_and_consent