法制办

法制辦

fǎzhìbàn

noun

Meanings

1 Legislative Affairs Office (government department, abbr.)
2 legal affairs office

Characters

office / handle

Examples

国务院法制办负责审查行政法规草案。

Guówùyuàn Fǎzhìbàn fùzé shěnchá xíngzhèng fǎguī cǎo'àn.

The State Council Legislative Affairs Office is responsible for reviewing draft administrative regulations.

文件已经送交法制办审核。

Wénjiàn yǐjīng sòngjiāo fǎzhìbàn shěnhé.

The document has been submitted to the Legislative Affairs Office for review.

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history

Short for 法制办公室. The State Council's 国务院法制办 was a powerful legal-drafting body until 2018, when a government reshuffle merged it into the Ministry of Justice (司法部). The term still appears in pre-2018 texts and at the provincial/municipal level.

Stroke Order

法 fǎ

制 zhì

办 bàn