English noun: advice and consent | |||
1. | advice and consent (communication) a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
Part meronym | Constitution, Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, US Constitution | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||