legislature

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

le·gis·la·ture AW [legislature legislatures] BrE [ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər] noun (formal)
a group of people who have the power to make and change laws
•a democratically elected legislature
•the national/state legislature
compare ↑executive, ↑judiciary

Word Origin:
late 17th cent.: from ↑legislation, on the pattern of judicature.

Example Bank:
•She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature.
•The legislature comprises a 212-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term.
•The legislature passed a law to prohibit the dumping of nuclear waste.
•The legislature voted narrowly to table a motion of no-confidence in the government.
•Each province has its own elected governor and legislature.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers