"legislator" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- They see the idea as a Republican ploy to win a House majority and say it would sacrifice valuable expertise by forcing experienced legislators to retire.
- Last year, Mr. Corzine showed real courage by forcing Democratic legislators to meet the budget crisis by increasing the sales tax.
- Rarely has he tried to rally public opinion to force legislators into action or trade votes for political favors.
- The inexorable erosion of New Jersey beaches is permanently changing the state's coastline and forcing local officials, environmental experts and legislators into a quandary.
- In this case, he said, slowing down the process would force individual legislators to take responsibility for the budget.
- Some use petitions like the House, though others allow a motion to be made to discharge the committee, forcing legislators to vote.
- In addition, he forced legislators to comply with campaign disclosure laws.
- Fire struck part of the 19th-century legislative office building today, causing extensive damage and forcing legislators and others to evacuate.
- The court's ruling, the Governor said, destroyed the framework on which existing regulations were based, forcing legislators to revise the Depression-era licensing system.
- Forcing legislators to keep their paperwork in the trunk of their cars was obviously not a great plan.
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