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legislature
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ UK
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/ UK
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.
noun legislatures
- A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. state legislature
- The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
- A legislative building.
Similar: legislature, legislative body
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislator, lawmaking, parliamentary, legislation, legislative, lawmaker, parliament, authorities, legco, council, statutory, law, judiciary
noun
Similar: legislature, legislative body
Translations
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noun governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws
| Español | legislatura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입법부 ipbeopbu |
| 日本語 | 立法府 rippofu |
| 中文 | 立法機關 /立法机关 lìfǎ jīguān |
| Português | legislatura |
| Français | corps législatif, assemblée législative |
| Deutsch | Legislative, gesetzgebende Gewalt |
| Ελληνικά | νομοθετικό σώμα nomothetikó sóma |
| Română | corp legislativ |
| Русский | законода́тельная власть zakonodátelʹnaja vlastʹ, законода́тельный о́рган zakonodátelʹnyj órgan, заксобра́ние zaksobránije |
| Tiếng Việt | cơ quan lập pháp |
Talk about this word "legislature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legislature. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legislature. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legislature "legislature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legislature.Cite this
@misc{legislature_2026,
title = {legislature},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legislature},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
