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executive power

Government; American government

Power of the president to implement and enforce laws.

conference report

Government; American government

The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report," which is printed and available to Senators, is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as ...

anarchy

Government; American government

Absence of formal legal order; also the social context in which legitimate political authority does not exist.

The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority are elected to serve as scheduling and information coordinators between the party floor leaders and individual Senators within the ...

baseline

Government; American government

Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed ...

executive business

Government; American government

Nominations and treaties; called executive business because these categories of business are received by the Senate from the President, rather than introduced by Senators.

minority leader

Government; American government

The minority leader is elected by his/her party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By ...