legislature en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.
Meanings
-
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
colonial legislature
Members of the legislature debated late into the night.
state legislature
The law cannot take effect until approved by the legislature.
The state legislature passed a new education bill.
members of the legislature
bicameral legislature
- (Canada) A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. ▸ The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
- (Canada) A legislative building.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| legislatures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
chamber · lower chamber · upper chamber · upper house · hung parliament · duma · lower house · congress · council · senate · bicameral legislature · assembly · diet · parliament
Meronyms
politician · committee · MEP · crossbenches · congressman · parliamentarian · frontbencher · congresswoman · Member of Parliament · lawgiver · senator · front bench · MP · legislator · backbencher · lawmaker · speaker · backbench
Relateds
Dáil Éireann · W:Category:National legislatures · House of Representatives · Althing · Sejm · Knesset · Senate · Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/48 § legislature · Rajya Sabha · Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/93 § upper house · Storting · Oireachtas · Folketing · Reichstag · Senedd · House of Commons · European Parliament · Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/55 § national assembly · House of Delegates · Riksdag · Seanad Éireann · Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/50 § lower house · Lok Sabha · Odelsting · Supreme Soviet · Bundestag · House of Lords
Synonyms
legislature · legislative body
Translations (53)
pl władza ustawodawcza (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · pl legislatura (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · th สภานิติบัญญัติ (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · be заканада́ўчая ўла́да (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cs legislatura (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · sv legislatur (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cy deddfwrfa (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ka საკანონმდებლო ორგანო (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ta சட்டமன்றம் (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · de gesetzgebende Gewalt (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ko 립법부 (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cs zákonodárná moc (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · nl wetgevende macht (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · fr assemblée législative (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cs zákonodárný sbor (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · uk законода́вча вла́да (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · id legislatur (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · bg законодателна власт (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · fa مجلس (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cy deddfwrfeydd (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · fa پارلمان (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · sk legislatúra (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · el νομοθετικό σώμα (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · vi cơ quan lập pháp (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · cmn 立法機關 /立法机关 (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · sk zákonodarná moc (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · hu törvényhozás (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · es legislatura (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ka ლეგისლატურა (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ka საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლება (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · da lovgivende forsamling (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · sv lagstiftande församling (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · hy օրենսդիր մարմին (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ru законода́тельная власть (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ru заксобра́ние (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · nrf législatuthe (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ka საკანონმდებლო (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · hu törvényhozó testület (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · fr corps législatif (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ro corp legislativ (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ha majalisa (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ko 입법부 (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · mi rūnanga hanga ture (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · pt legislatura (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ru законода́тельный о́рган (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · hy օրենսդիր (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · tl batasan (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · fi lainsäädäntöelin (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · km នីតិបញ្ញត្តិ (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · pl legislatywa (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · nv naatʼááh bá hooghan (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · ja 立法府 (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws) · de Legislative (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)