ADVICE AND CONSENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("advice and consent" is a kind of...):

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Holonyms ("advice and consent" is a part of...):

Constitution; Constitution of the United States; U.S. Constitution; United States Constitution; US Constitution (the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states)