Metaphor:FUNCTIONAL LEGISLATURE IS A FUNCTIONING MACHINE

Name Gloss	FUNCTIONAL LEGISLATURE IS A FUNCTIONING MACHINE
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Metaphor Level	General
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Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Operating a machine Roles:
Target Frame	Legislative action Roles:legislative_actor, legislative_action, legislative_objective, legislative_action_outcome, legislative_affected_jurisdiction, legislative_governed, legislative_constraints_on_legislative, legislative_normative_actions, legislative_non-normative_actions

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Current Metaphor	FUNCTIONAL LEGISLATURE IS A FUNCTIONING MACHINE
Relation Type	is an entailment of
Related Metaphor	LEGISLATURE IS A MACHINE
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Example Text:	With a heavy Republican majority, Congress churned out bill after bill.
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Example Text:	With a unified House and Senate, the well-oiled gears of government turn smoothly.
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Example Text:	"I look forward to helping keep the legislative wheels turning smoothly in our 105-day session"
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Provenance:	http://housedemocrats.wa.gov/jim-moeller/clark-county-lawmaker-resumes-leadership-duties-in-upcoming-session-peers-select-jim-moeller-speaker-pro-tempore-designate/
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Example Text:	Cloture would make the legislative gears turn smoothly.
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Provenance:	Winner-Take-All Politics (2011). Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson. pg 243.
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