economy

1. An economy is the total activities involved in the production, exchange and consumption of goods and services within a nation or confined area. The running of the national economy is the main concern of the Treasurer.

2. An economy is the use and management of the resources of a community, with a view to increasing productivity and avoiding waste.
election

An election is when a person or government is chosen by voting. A federal election is held at least once every three years for membership of Australia’s federal Parliament.
elector

An elector is a person who votes or is eligible to vote. All Australian citizens aged 18 years and over who are enrolled to vote are electors.
electoral roll

An electoral roll is a list naming all the people who are entitled to vote. All Australian citizens aged 18 years and over are required to place their name on the electoral roll.
electorate

1. An electorate is a geographical area represented by a member of parliament. The federal member was very keen to promote safe driving and safe roads in her electorate.

2. An electorate is all the people who live in an area represented by a member of parliament. The member represents the interests of his or her electorate in federal Parliament.
electorate office

An electorate office is where members work when parliament is not meeting in Canberra. The office is located within the electorate area. The member met a group of constituents in her electorate office.
estimates committee

Estimates committees are legislative and general purpose standing committees of the Senate which meet during set periods of the year, to scrutinise proposed spending, actions and decisions by executive government. During the estimates committee several senators questioned the departmental secretary about her department’s expenditure over the last six months.
exclusive power

Exclusive power is the power that only the federal Parliament has, by the Australian Constitution, to exclusively make laws in certain areas for the whole country. State parliaments may not legislate in these areas. The federal Parliament has exclusive power to make defence and communication laws.
Executive (the) and executive government

(see also ministry)

1. The Executive is the subset of government which carries out or administers law.
2. The Executive includes the Governor-General and ministers from the governing party who make policy and control government departments, and who are answerable to the Parliament for the way they run the government. The Executive is responsible for determining when and where the Australian defence force goes into operation.

executive power

Executive power is the power to administer the law, and one of the three powers under the Constitution, the others being legislative power (exercised by the Parliament) and judicial power (exercised by the High Court of Australia and other courts). The minister used executive power to set up new offices with the task of administering the new law.
expenditure

Expenditure is the act of spending or the amount spent. Expenditure on roads increased last year.
explanatory memorandum

An explanatory memorandum is a paper which explains the purpose and details of bills or regulations, usually in a simple and less technical way. An explanatory memorandum was handed out with each copy of the bill so that the bill could be more easily understood.