co-decision
Shared legislative authority
Co-decision is a legislative procedure in which two bodies must jointly approve a measure for it to pass.
The term is most associated with European Union governance, where the European Parliament and Council of Ministers share equal power on certain legislation: The treaty extended co-decision to environmental policy.
More broadly, any arrangement requiring mutual agreement between parties rather than unilateral action.
Involving active contribution
- democraticGovernment by the people
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- stakeholderParty with an interest
voting · committee · council · referendum · policymaking · bilateral · multilateral · negotiation
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- boardFlat rigid panel
management · consensus-building · task-force · cross-functional · department · approval · sign-off · buy-in
Resolving disputes through dialogue
- MaastrichtDutch border city
- rapporteurDesignated investigator and summarizer
- amendmentChange to official text
- directiveFormal command or instruction
Two linked together
- partnersJoint venture participants
- spousesMarried partners
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- householdDomestic unit of residents
family · mutual · compromise · communication · relationship · together · marriage · cohabitation
participatory
Involving active contribution
- democraticGovernment by the people
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
stakeholder · voting · committee · council · referendum · policymaking · bilateral · multilateral · negotiation · ratification
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- committeeAppointed group for duties
board · management · consensus-building · task-force · cross-functional · department · approval · sign-off · buy-in · alignment
conciliation
Resolving disputes through dialogue
- MaastrichtDutch border city
- rapporteurDesignated investigator and summarizer
- amendmentChange to official text
directive · regulation · MEP
couple
Two linked together
household · family · mutual · compromise · communication · relationship · together · marriage · cohabitation · dialogue
co-decisionunilateralism
Acting without international cooperation
centralized authority · autocratic rule · single-party rule · dictate · decree
co-decisionexclusion
Being barred from participation
disenfranchisement · non-participation · consultation · advisory role · rubber-stamping
decision, decisions, decide, decides, decided, deciding, decidable, undecided, decisive