Legislature Definition

lĕjĭ-slāchər
legislatures
noun
legislatures
A body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state; specif., the lawmaking body of a U.S. state, corresponding to the U.S. Congress.
Webster's New World
(Canada) A legislative building.
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Other Word Forms of Legislature

Noun

Singular:
legislature
Plural:
legislatures

Origin of Legislature

  • 1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with (French): législature

    From Wiktionary

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