Legislature

Definitions

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.
   Canada
3. A legislative building.
   Canada

Equivalents

9 more languages

العربيةالمجلس التشريعي

Bosanskizakonodavstvoзаконодавство

Češtinalegislativalegislaturazákonodárný sbor

Ελληνικάνομοθεσίανομοθέτης

हिन्दीविधायिका

Hrvatskizakonodavstvoзаконодавство

Polskilegislaturalegislatywaustawodawcawładza ustawodawcza+ 1 more

Српскиzakonodavstvoзаконодавство

ไทยสภานิติบัญญัติ

Examples

“state legislature”

“bicameral legislature”

“colonial legislature”

“members of the legislature”

“The state legislature passed a new education bill.”

“Members of the legislature debated late into the night.”

“The law cannot take⟳ effect until approved by the legislature.”

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