Sentence examples for legislative from the from inspiring English sources

In the 17th century the English political philosopher John Locke also distinguished the legislative from the executive function but, like Aristotle, failed to assign these to separate organs or institutions.

For Florida, we elected to include data from legislative proceedings dating back to 1985, because legislative testimony from the 1990s frequently referenced issues raised in the earlier debates.

(One of Katyal's principal interests in that case was defending the legislative branch from the executive, not springing Hamdan).

Ten years ago, four out of six state legislative seats from the neighborhood were held by Republicans.

Mr. Abbott's proposal could separate the Congressional and legislative primaries from the presidential primary, significantly affecting turnout and potentially changing the result.

The Republicans claim that they are poised to seize control of at least six legislative chambers from the Democrats, and possibly as many as 17.

Glass doors were shattered as legislative aides from the opposition parties tried to barge in, and security guards formed a human barricade.

But Mr. Bush could face legislative fights from the beginning that upset his efforts to approach his agenda in an orderly way.

Mr. Obama has stayed clear of personally directing the legislative process from the West Wing, on the theory that his participation would make it more difficult for Republicans to support it.

Clap! Raise your hands!" Most delegates followed those postprandial orders and dutifully clapped at all manner of nitwit legislative proposals, from the nomination of the peony as the national flower to the issuing of nationwide shopping vouchers to stimulate consumption.

If the voting American cardinals — there are seven of them — have picked up any legislative tips from the fiscal-cliff fights in Congress, it could be a rocky conclave.