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leg·is·la·ture
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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.