English Explanatory Dictionary

legislature

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
  2. The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
  3. A legislative building.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/ En-us-legislature.ogg

Word forms

legislature legislatures

Etymology

1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.

Synonyms

legislature legislative body

Related words

W:Category:National legislatures Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/48 § legislature Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/93 § upper house Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/50 § lower house Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/55 § national assembly

Derived words

bicameral legislature

Translations

Armenian: օրենսդիր մարմին Armenian: օրենսդիր Belarusian: заканада́ўчая ўла́да Bulgarian: законодателна власт Chinese Mandarin: 立法機關 /立法机关 Czech: zákonodárný sbor Czech: legislatura Czech: zákonodárná moc Danish: lovgivende forsamling Dutch: wetgevende macht Finnish: lainsäädäntöelin French: corps législatif French: assemblée législative Georgian: საკანონმდებლო Georgian: საკანონმდებლო ორგანო Georgian: საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლება Georgian: ლეგისლატურა German: Legislative German: gesetzgebende Gewalt Greek: νομοθετικό σώμα Hausa: majalisa Hungarian: törvényhozó testület Hungarian: törvényhozás Indonesian: legislatur Japanese: 立法府 Khmer: នីតិបញ្ញត្តិ Korean: 입법부 Korean: 립법부 Māori: rūnanga hanga ture Navajo: naatʼááh bá hooghan Norman: législatuthe Persian: مجلس Persian: پارلمان Polish: legislatura Polish: legislatywa Polish: władza ustawodawcza Portuguese: legislatura Romanian: corp legislativ Russian: законода́тельная власть Russian: законода́тельный о́рган Russian: заксобра́ние Slovak: zákonodarná moc Slovak: legislatúra Spanish: legislatura Swedish: lagstiftande församling Swedish: legislatur Tagalog: batasan Tamil: சட்டமன்றம் Thai: สภานิติบัญญัติ Ukrainian: законода́вча вла́да Vietnamese: cơ quan lập pháp Welsh: deddfwrfa Welsh: deddfwrfeydd
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