legislative approval
Lawmakers' official endorsement
Legislative approval is formal consent from a lawmaking body—a parliament, congress, or similar assembly—required before certain actions take effect.
Treaties, budgets, and major appointments often need legislative approval: The trade agreement awaits legislative approval.
The term emphasizes that executive action alone is insufficient; elected representatives must authorize the measure.
- filibusteringProlonged speech blocking legislation
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- rubber stampAutomatic approval device
constitutionality · enactment · bicameralism · statutory requirements · public accountability · floor debate · committee review · separation of powers · consensus-building · partisan gridlock · veto override · deliberation · crossing the aisle · senate · representatives · budget allocation · legislators · parliamentary procedure
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Unsigned bill dies quietly
veto · voted down · tabled · tabling · filibustered
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Order from head of state
executive order · presidential decree · royal decree · judicial ruling · presidential proclamation
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Armed forces governance
rule by decree · executive overreach · emergency powers · royal edict · coup d'état
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