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Noun: advice and consent
  1. (law) a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

Type of: expression, locution, saying

Part of: Constitution, Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, US Constitution

Encyclopedia: Advice and consent