legislative authority

基本解释

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.
而我们还希望行使法律的人士做到充分的平等，能充分地担负前所未有的任务。
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.
具体确立上，应采取事务“影响范围”和“重要程度”相结合的标准，并以“地方性事务”为起点，界定“地方性事务”的可能范围。
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.
当时，总统已经通过行政命令关闭了全国的银行，正如林肯在内战时期一样，他需要立法机构确认他的行动，以重组金融系统。

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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