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legislative (encz) | legislative,legislativní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
legislative (encz) | legislative,zákonodárný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Legislative (gcide) | Legislative \Leg"is*la*tive\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
[Cf. F. l['e]gislatif.]
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1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws;
lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a
legislative act; a legislative body.
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The supreme legislative power of England was lodged
in the king and great council, or what was
afterwards called the Parliament. --Hume.
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2. Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to
legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business;
the legislative style.
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legislative (wn) | legislative
adj 1: relating to a legislature or composed of members of a
legislature; "legislative council"
2: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative
proposal" |
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legislative act (encz) | legislative act, n: |
legislative assembly (encz) | legislative assembly, n: |
legislative branch (encz) | legislative branch,zákonodárná moc n: [práv.] Ivan Masár |
legislative council (encz) | legislative council, n: |
legislatively (encz) | legislatively,legislativně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Legislative (gcide) | Legislative \Leg"is*la*tive\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
[Cf. F. l['e]gislatif.]
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1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws;
lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a
legislative act; a legislative body.
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The supreme legislative power of England was lodged
in the king and great council, or what was
afterwards called the Parliament. --Hume.
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2. Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to
legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business;
the legislative style.
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Legislative council (gcide) | Council \Coun"cil\ (koun"s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L.
concilium; con- + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call,
and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. Conciliate. This word is often
confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.]
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1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation,
deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for
consultation in a critical case.
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2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an
advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's
council; a city council.
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An old lord of the council rated me the other day.
--Shak.
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3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.
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Satan . . . void of rest,
His potentates to council called by night. --Milton.
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O great in action and in council wise. --Pope.
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Aulic council. See under Aulic.
Cabinet council. See under Cabinet.
City council, the legislative branch of a city government,
usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common
council, but sometimes otherwise constituted.
Common council. See under Common.
Council board, Council table, the table round which a
council holds consultation; also, the council itself in
deliberation.
Council chamber, the room or apartment in which a council
meets.
Council fire, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the
Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
Council of war, an assembly of officers of high rank,
called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to
measures or importance or nesessity.
Ecumenical council (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or
divines convened from the whole body of the church to
regulate matters of doctrine or discipline.
Executive council, a body of men elected as advisers of the
chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.]
Legislative council, the upper house of a legislature,
usually called the senate.
Privy council. See under Privy. [Eng.]
Syn: Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;
convention; convocation; synod.
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Legislative Union (gcide) | Union \Un"ion\ (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a
single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One,
and cf. Onion, Unit.]
1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one,
or the state of being united or joined; junction;
coalition; combination.
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Note: Union differs from connection, as it implies that the
bodies are in contact, without an inter?ening body;
whereas things may be connected by the in???vention of
a third body, as by a cord or chain.
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2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will,
affections, or the like; harmony; concord.
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3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a
combination or coalition of parts or members; a
confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the
weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become
very numerous; the United States of America are often
called the Union. --A. Hamilton.
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4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as
cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.
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5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.]
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If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and
weighty . . . our dainties and delicates here at
Rome . . . call them unions, as a man would say
"singular," and by themselves alone. --Holland.
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In the cup an union shall he throw,
Richer than that which four successive kings
In Denmark's crown have worn. --Shak.
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6. A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or
ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great
Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the
flag of the United States, and the English naval and
marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of
the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a
device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
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Note: The union of the United States ensign is a cluster of
white stars, denoting the union of the States, and,
properly, equal in number to that of the States,
displayed on a blue field; the fly being composed of
alternate stripes of red and white. The union of the
British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St.
Andrew, and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the
union of England, Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a
blue field in the national banner used on shore, on a
red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a
white border or fly in the merchant service.
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7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of
machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender
connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine;
especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes
and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate
disconnection.
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8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which
fermentation is carried on.
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Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic.
Latin union. See under Latin.
Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain
and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which
Scotland was united to England, or by which the two
kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.
Union by the first intention, or {Union by the second
intention}. (Surg.) See To heal by the first intention, or
To heal by the second intention, under Intention.
Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by
reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.
Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
Union joint. (Mech.)
(a) A joint formed by means of a union.
(b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
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Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance;
coalition; combination; confederacy.
Usage: Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or
more things together so as to make but one, or the
state of being united into one. Unity is a state of
simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of
God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design,
of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a
union of interests which shall result in a unity of
labor and interest in securing a given object.
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One kingdom, joy, and union without end.
--Milton.
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[Man] is to . . . beget
Like of his like, his image multiplied.
In unity defective; which requires
Collateral love, and dearest amity. --Milton.
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Legislatively (gcide) | Legislatively \Leg"is*la*tive*ly\, adv.
In a legislative manner.
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legislative act (wn) | legislative act
n 1: an act passed by a legislative body [syn: {legislative
act}, statute] |
legislative assembly (wn) | legislative assembly
n 1: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn:
legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body,
general assembly, law-makers] |
legislative body (wn) | legislative body
n 1: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn:
legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body,
general assembly, law-makers] |
legislative branch (wn) | legislative branch
n 1: the branch of the United States government that has the
power of legislating |
legislative council (wn) | legislative council
n 1: a unicameral legislature |
legislatively (wn) | legislatively
adv 1: by legislation; "legislatively determined" |
LEGISLATIVE POWE (bouvier) | LEGISLATIVE POWER. The authority under the constitution to make laws and to
alter or repeal them.
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