The legislature of a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws.
[formal]
The Florida state legislature passed new gambling laws.
Synonyms: parliament, house, congress, diet More Synonyms of legislature
legislature in British English
(ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə)
noun
a body of persons vested with power to make, amend, and repeal laws
Compare executive, judiciary
legislature in American English
(ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃər)
noun
a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state; specif., the lawmaking body of a state,corresponding to the U.S. Congress
Word origin
see legislator & -ure
Synonyms of 'legislature'
parliament, house, congress, diet
More Synonyms of legislature
In other languages
legislature
British English: legislature NOUN
The legislature of a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws.
The proposals before the legislature include the creation of a new special court.
American English: legislature
Brazilian Portuguese: legislatura
Chinese: 立法机构
European Spanish: asamblea legislativa
French: corps législatif
German: Legislative
Italian: corpo legislativo
Japanese: 立法機関
Korean: 입법부
European Portuguese: legislatura
Latin American Spanish: asamblea legislativa
(noun)
Definition
a body of people authorized to make, amend, and repeal laws
What are the proposals before the legislature?
Synonyms
parliament
The Bangladesh parliament has approved the policy.
house
the joint sessions of the two parliamentary houses
congress
It's far from certain that the congress will approve them.
diet
The Diet has time to discuss the bill only until the 10th November.
senate
assembly
She waited until quiet settled on the assembly.
chamber
the main political chamber of the Slovenian parliament
law-making body
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assembly
Definition
a number of people gathered together for a meeting
She waited until quiet settled on the assembly.
Synonyms
gathering,
group,
meeting,
body,
council,
conference,
crowd,
congress,
audience,
collection,
mass,
diet,
rally,
convention,
flock,
company,
house,
congregation,
accumulation,
multitude,
throng,
synod,
hui (New Zealand),
assemblage,
conclave,
aggregation,
convocation (formal),
jamaat,
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of chamber
Definition
a legislative or judicial assembly
the main political chamber of the Slovenian parliament
Synonyms
council,
assembly,
legislature,
legislative body
in the sense of congress
It's far from certain that the congress will approve them.
Synonyms
legislature,
house,
council,
parliament,
representatives,
delegates,
quango,
legislative assembly,
chamber of deputies,
House of Representatives (New Zealand)
Synonyms of 'legislature'
legislature
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of diet
Definition
a legislative assembly in some countries
The Diet has time to discuss the bill only until the 10th November.
Synonyms
council,
meeting,
parliament,
sitting,
congress,
chamber,
convention,
legislature,
legislative assembly
in the sense of house
Definition
a law-making body or the hall where it meets
the joint sessions of the two parliamentary houses