legislative authority

基本解釋

And it is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative authority wi1l be fully equal, fully adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us.
而我們還希望行使法律的人士做到充分的平等，能充分地擔負前所未有的任務。
In defining local exclusive legislative authority, we should adopt comprehensively the standards of "influence scope" and "importance" of affairs, and begin with defining "local affair.
具體確立上，應采取事務“影響范圍”和“重要程度”相結合的標準，并以“地方性事務”為起點，界定“地方性事務”的可能范圍。
The president had closed the nation’s banks by executive order and, like Lincoln in the Civil War, needed legislative authority to confirm his action and reorganize the financial system.
當時，總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)通過行政命令關閉了全國的銀行，正如林肯在內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時期一樣，他需要立法機構確認他的行動，以重組金融系統(tǒng)。

With appropriate resources and legislative authority, the IRS could prevent most of these refunds.
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In other words, since Congress has authorized that as a result of -- in 2001, the President isn't seeking new legislative authority to do that.
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