legislature

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

• (America) IPA: /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt͡ʃɚ/
• (British) IPA: /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/

Noun

legislature (plural legislatures)

1. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:legislature

   1. (Canada) The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
2. (Canada) A legislative building.

Translations

• French: corps législatif, assemblée législative
• German: Legislative, gesetzgebende Gewalt
• Portuguese: legislatura
• Russian: законодательная власть
• Spanish: legislatura

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