legislative power; lawmaking authority
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legislative power; authority to enact, amend, and repeal laws
formalA core political science and legal term describing a fundamental power of a state or legislative body.
Lì立
fǎ法
quán权
tōng通
cháng常
shǔ属
yú于
guó国
jiā家
de的
yì议
huì会
huò或
rén人
mín民
dài代
biǎo表
dà大
huì会
。
Legislative power usually belongs to the country's parliament or people's congress.
Zhōng中
yāng央
zhèng政
fǔ府
yǔ与
dì地
fāng方
zhèng政
fǔ府
zài在
lì立
fǎ法
quán权
shàng上
yǒu有
suǒ所
huà划
fēn分
。
There is a division of legislative power between the central government and local governments.
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Xiàn宪
fǎ法
míng明
què确
guī规
dìng定
le了
lì立
fǎ法
quán权
de的
guī归
shǔ属
。
The constitution clearly stipulates the vesting of legislative power.
Zhè这
xiàng项
tí提
àn案
chāo超
chū出
le了
dì地
fāng方
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
lì立
fǎ法
quán权
xiàn限
。
This proposal exceeds the legislative authority of the local government.