noun
a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑saying, ↑expression, ↑locution
• Part Holonyms: ↑United States Constitution, ↑U.S. Constitution, ↑US Constitution, ↑Constitution, ↑Constitution of the United States
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U.S. Govt.
a phrase in the Constitution (Article II, Section 2) allowing the Senate to restrain presidential powers of appointment and treaty-making.
[1780-90]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.