# Legislative & Government Affairs Definitions | USLege

> Plain-language definitions of legislative intelligence, hearing intelligence, regulatory intelligence, AI bill tracking, and related terms.

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Definitions

# Government affairs terms, defined plainly.

Short, direct answers to the questions people actually ask about legislative, hearing, and regulatory intelligence.

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### What is AI-native policy operations?

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### What is government intelligence software?

](/definitions/government-intelligence-software)[

### What is legislative tracking software?

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### What is preemption?

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### Legislative tracking vs. bill tracking software

](/definitions/legislative-tracking-vs-bill-tracking-software)[

### Government affairs vs. public affairs

](/definitions/government-affairs-vs-public-affairs-vs-government-relations)[

### Lobbyist vs. government affairs professional

](/definitions/lobbyist-vs-government-affairs-professional)