| 单词 | power of the purse |
| 释义 | power of the purseSEE SYNONYMS FOR power of the purse ON THESAURUS.COM The influence that legislatures have over public policy because of their power to vote money for public purposes. The United States Congress must authorize the president's budget requests to fund agencies and programs of the executive branch. (See appropriation.) Words nearby power of the pursepower lunch, power mower, power nap, power of appointment, power of attorney, power of the purse, power pack, power plant, power play, power point, power politics The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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