Noun
a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
Source: WordNetAdvice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate. Patricia Ireland
President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. Chuck Grassley
The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does not give a minority of senators any right to interfere with that process. John Jay Hooker
It is plain that, when it comes to inferior officers, Congress itself can pass a law sending these nominees to the President with him having the authority to put them on the bench without the advice and consent of the Senate. John Jay Hooker