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legislature Definition

leg·is·la·ture (-lā′c̸hər)

noun

a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state; specif., the lawmaking body of a state, corresponding to the U.S. Congress

Etymology: see legislator & -ure

legislature Synonyms

legislature

n.

lawmakers, congress, parliament, chamber, assembly, senate, house, house of representatives, council, soviet, plenum, law-making body, diet, voice of the people, duly constituted legislative body, bicameral legislature; see also authority 3, bureaucracy 1, government 1, 2.

Important legislatures include: Congress of the United States, Parliament of Great Britain, National Assembly of France, Supreme Soviet and Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation, United Nations Assembly, Riksdag of Sweden, Congresso Nacional of Brazil, National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, Parliament of Canada, Federal Parliament of Australia, Parliament of the Union of South Africa, Oireachtas of Ireland, Knesset of Israel, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Congreso Nacional of Argentina, Eduskunta of Finland, Congreso of Mexico, Nationalrat of Switzerland, House of Representatives of New Zealand, Congreso Nacional of Chile, National Assembly of Cuba, Diet of Japan, Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea.

legislature Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • devolve: In addition, they receive a reduced salary which equals 1/3 of the salary of the respective devolved legislature.
  • elect: They would, he allowed, create a monarchy, but its task would be to execute the will of an elected legislature.
  • pass: Far ahead of state legislature passed on your business.
  • become: On 19th December 2000 the House of Commons became the first legislature in the world to vote explicitly to legalize human cloning.
  • have: Quot we haven't state legislature passed these should also.
  • control: The majority controls the legislature, the executive and courts.

Converse of subject

pass: Any legal measure passed by the provincial legislature has to be formally approved by the president.

Adjective modifier

  • bicameral: A bicameral legislature came about thanks to gradual political reform, taking place in 1997.
  • unicameral: There are 36 states in Nigeria and with a unicameral legislature.
  • provincial: There is also a provincial legislature with 45 seats, 9 of which are reserved for the armed forces.
  • federal: We have the most experience in the industry in dealing with insurance companies, the courts and state and federal legislatures.
  • national: Quite simply, local government needs a formalized role in our national legislature.
  • British: There was, however, one inescapable common bond of empire and that was the supremacy of the British legislature.

Modifies a noun

cannot: Many hereditary peers have given great service to parliament and the country but a seat in the legislature cannot be a birthright.

Noun used with modifier

  • dakota: Fraud was listed has been changing dakota legislature to.
  • state: Quot we haven't state legislature passed these should also.
  • insurance: State auto insurance quote ontario legislature passed he flagged down your coverage should.

Possessives

state: The legislation has been passed by the state's legislature and is now awaiting the signature of Governor Mark Warner.

Preposition: in

world: On 19th December 2000 the House of Commons became the first legislature in the world to vote explicitly to legalize human cloning.

Preposition: of

country: January 12, 1778 Robin Hood ' Whether all laws enacted by the legislature of this country are not ultimately obligatory?