Synonyms for advice and consent
ad·vice and con·sent

Princeton's WordNet

1. advice and consentnoun

   a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

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1. • Expression
   • Law

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1. Condoleezza Rice:

   The proposed Iranian nuclear agreement is classically an executive agreement and doesn't need to be a treaty with advice and consent of the Senate, but Congress should be able to opine given that congressionally mandated sanctions would have to be lifted.

2. John Cornyn:

   I think it's always better to have the advice and consent of the Senate and have people that have been thoroughly vetted and confirmed.

3. White House officials:

   As Senate Judiciary Committee fulfills Senate Judiciary Committee' advice and consent' responsibility, we will protect the ability of the American people to express their will on the direction of Supreme Court.

4. Robert Menendez:

   However, we will continue to carry out our duties as laid out in the Constitution, including providing advice and consent on nominees, asking tough questions on policy decisions, as well as actions taken at State Department, high level temper tantrums will not stop House Oversight Committee from conducting our oversight responsibilities.

5. Ted Cruz:

   Sadly, Senate Democrats have undermined the American people’s confidence in previous judicial confirmation processes with vicious personal smears and unfounded accusations, these kinds of shameless attacks demeaned the Senate and made a mockery of our constitutional role in providing advice and consent to the president on nominations. I believe Judge Jackson should be treated with the dignity and decorum that has been lacking from the consideration of past nominations.