legislature
Etymology 1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature. Pronunciation Noun
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Etymology 1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature. Pronunciation Noun
legislature (plural legislatures)
- A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:legislature
- (Canada) The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
- (Canada) A legislative building.
- French: corps législatif, assemblée législative
- German: Legislative, gesetzgebende Gewalt
- Portuguese: legislatura
- Russian: законодательная власть
- Spanish: legislatura
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