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legislature

leg·is·la·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lej-is-ley-cher]
    • /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tʃər/
    • /ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tʃʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lej-is-ley-cher]
    • /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tʃər/

Definitions of legislature word

  • noun legislature a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government. 1
  • noun legislature The legislative body of a country or state. 1
  • noun legislature lawmaking body 1
  • countable noun legislature The legislature of a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws. 0
  • noun legislature a body of persons vested with power to make, amend, and repeal laws 0
  • noun legislature 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 0
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Origin of legislature

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; legislat(or) + -ure

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Parts of speech for Legislature

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Legislature

legislature popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for legislature

noun legislature

  • body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
  • chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
  • parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
  • house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
  • assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
All 14 Synonyms of legislature

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Related words

  • legislative council

    the upper house of a bicameral legislature.

  • house of assembly

    the legislature or the lower house of the legislature in certain countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.

  • parliament

    (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.

  • session

    the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.

  • sitting

    the act of a person or thing that sits.

  • virginia plan

    a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.
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