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UNION LEGISLATIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legislative authority
1, record 1, English, legislative%20authority
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The power of deliberative assembly of persons or delegates to bring a bill, resolution or special act to an official, legally binding status. 2, record 1, English, - legislative%20authority
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
legislative authority: the Union institutions with the power of legislative decision – often the Parliament and the Council of Ministers in co-decision. 3, record 1, English, - legislative%20authority
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autorité législative
1, record 1, French, autorit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gislative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
autorité législative : les institutions de l'Union possédant le pouvoir de décision sur le plan législatif – souvent le Parlement et le Conseil de ministres dans le cadre de la codécision. 2, record 1, French, - autorit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gislative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- state of the Union message
1, record 2, English, state%20of%20the%20Union%20message
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The State of the Union Message is a communication from the President of the United States to Congress and the nation in which the chief executive reports on conditions in the United States and, sometimes, around the world, recommends a legislative program for the coming session of Congress, and frequently presents his views about and vision for the present and future. 2, record 2, English, - state%20of%20the%20Union%20message
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- message sur l'état de l'Union
1, record 2, French, message%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20l%27Union
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Président participe à la fonctin législative : il organise le calendrier du Congrès au moyen de messages qu'il lui adresse [comme] le message sur l'état de l'Union [...]. 2, record 2, French, - message%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20l%27Union
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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