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  • Mixed Member Proportional Representation

    Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMPR) in Voting Law Definition of Mixed Member Proportional Representation (mmpr) in the context of the United States election law: This attempts to combine the positive attributes of both majority and proportional representation (PR) electoral systems […]

  • Coreper

    Coreper in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, coreper is: a European Union mechanism responsible for preparing meetings of the Council of the European Union (the Council of Ministers). The entries on trade policy are here. It consists of the ambassadors representing European Union member […]

  • Diplomatic Immunity

    Diplomatic Immunity in Diplomatic LawExemption of foreign diplomatic agents or representatives from local jurisdiction. Also seeÊDiplomaticÊImmunity.ResourcesSee Alsohttp://lawin.org/tag/diplomacy/>Diplomacy entries in th…

  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]

  • European Works Council

    Meaning of European Works CouncilIn the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of European Works Council : (European Works Council, EWC) A council, set up by a special negotiating body, consisting of both employee and management representatives […]

  • Council of the European Unión

    Council of the European Union in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Council of the European Union.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further […]

  • Election

    Election

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Election Meaning of Election The exercise of choice by one left to free will to take or do one thing or another. An act of choosing, choice, active choosing by vote a person to fill an office , or to […]

  • Insurance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Insurance Meaning of Insurance Insurance is a contract of indemnity whereby for a stipulated consideration one party , called the insurer, undertakes to indemnify the other , called the insured, against […]

  • Association

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Association Meaning of Association A union of persons for a common purpose, a confederacy . The persons so uniting. A body of persons not invested legally with corporate status . See Pacific Electric […]

  • Politics

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Politics Meaning of Politics The science of government ; the art or practice of administering public affairs. Politics Alternative Definition The science […]

  • Agency

    A relation between two or more persons, by which one party, usually called the agent or attorney, is authorized to do certain acts for, or in relation to the rights or property of, the other, who is denoininated the principal, constituent, […]

  • Apportionment

    Apportionment

    Resources See Also Law Dictionaries.Elections; Legislation; Representation. Congress of the United States; Voting. Congress, United States ; Connecticut Compromise ; Preferential Voting ; Primary, Wh…

  • Apportionment

    Apportionment

    Resources See Also Law Dictionaries.Elections; Legislation; Representation. Congress of the United States; Voting. Congress, United States ; Connecticut Compromise ; Preferential Voting ; Primary, Wh…

  • Bipartisan

    Bipartisan

    In systems with two dominant political parties, a course of action in which both parties work together, submerging partisan disputes from some perceived greater national good, as in wartime bipartisan foreign policy, (which more often was called nonpartisan). In some instances, […]

  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action

    Hello Affirmative action What does Affirmative action mean in American Law? The definition of Affirmative action in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: Though the term has had some currency in other legal contexts (e.g., in […]