legislature

There is talk, too, of restoring power and credibility to the legislature, the heart of any representative democracy.

立法机关是各种形式代议制民主的核心，恢复其权利及信誉的呼声也已有之。

Mr. McElroy said he saw a document at the state legislature that mentioned an opportunity for the president to meet the aliens.

麦克尔罗伊称，他在州议会曾看过一份档案，其中提到艾森豪威尔受邀与外星人见面。

This rule applies to any group that spends more than $500 in any given month trying to influence the legislature.

这项规定适用于任何在任一指定月份花费500美元以上以试图影响立法的团体。

China's legislature in the form of relatives did not set up the system of parental authority.

我国的亲属立法在形式上未设立亲权制度。

The party has also urged that the city's legislature vote to strip him from his mayoral post.

中共山西省委还督促市人大投票解除他的市长职务。

The business to be considered or done by a legislature or other body on a particular day. Often used in the plural.

议事日程，工作日程：议会或其他机构在特定的一天内考虑或完成的事务。通常用复数形式。

Its loss, if the legislature allows it, would make California the only state not to offer such a programme.

这个项目的消失，如果立法机构允许，会使加州成为唯一一个不提供这一项目的州。

Meanwhile, the state legislature and the general public have no idea how much land is being saved or even where it is.

与此同时，有多少土地保护起来了，州立法机构和普通百姓不清楚，甚至这些保护区在哪里也一无所知。

The next president will have to deal with a divided legislature and a politicized media.

下一任总统将不得不处理分裂的立委和政治化的媒体。

A measure referred to voters by a state legislature proposing that specific legislation be approved or rejected is a referendum.

是指通过州立法机关建议具体立法得到批准或否决而进行的选民投票，称为“全民投票”。

Nobody expected him to say that at the legislature. But it seemed to be the implication.

没有谁指望他在全国人大上说这样的话，但他的报告似乎有这层含意。

The legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

立法部门则是公款的忠实看管者，其职责是监督公款是否被适当运用支付。

The state legislature in Michigan is getting ready to vote on a right-to-work law.

密西根州的立法机构正准备为即将的工作权利法投票。

If the court ruled for the plaintiffs, as I hoped it would, I would have to call a special session of the legislature to deal with it.

如果像我希望的那样，法院判决原告胜诉，我必须召开议会特别会议来商量对策。

One of the deputies most critical of the project, Nguyen Minh Thuyet, said the vote was a watershed for the legislature.

对该项目批评得最严厉的议员之一NguyenMinhThuyet表示，此次表决是该立法机构的转折点。

The biggest cut to education this year, of 13% per student, is taking place in Illinois, a state with a Democratic governor and legislature.

有民主党州长和民主党把持立法机构的伊利诺伊州今年的教育投入减幅最大，平均每位学生减少了13%。

But some think Mr Bush would have been a better president with a hostile legislature to keep him on his toes.

但一些人认为，有敌意的立法机构将使布什保持机警，让他可以成为一位更好的总统。

Country is governed by an elected legislature and prime minister, with a monarch as a symbolic head of state.

国家由选举产生的立法机关和首相治理，由一个君主作为国家的象征性领袖。

The past eight years of a DPP president and opposition-controlled legislature have led to incessant bickering and little action.

在过去八年，民进党总统和反对派控制的立法会导致争吵不断，鲜有行动。

(Meeting of the) parliamentary members of a particular political party or any other legislature.

政党或立法机关的议会成员（的会议）。