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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛdʒɪslətʃə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lej′is lā′chər)

leg•is•la•ture /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃɚ/USA pronunciation n.

Government[countable] a body or group of persons, usually elected to the position, who are given the power to make, change, or take back the laws of a country or state.

See -leg-.

leg•is•la•ture (lej′is lā′chər),USA pronunciation n.

Governmenta 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.

legislat(or) + -ure 1670–80

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legislature /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə/ n

a body of persons vested with power to make, amend, and repeal laws
Compare executive, judiciary

'legislature' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abstain - appropriation - AS - bicameral - Capitol - chamber - clerk - commit - Congress - constituency - crown colony - deputy - executive - house - House of Keys - indemnity - judiciary - law - legislative - legislative assembly - legislative council - legislator - lower house - obstruction - obstructionist - Parliament - presidium - procedure - reporter - session - Statehouse - supply - Supreme Soviet - unwritten law - upper house - -ure - act - address - adjourn - advisory opinion - appropriate - assembly - assembly district - assemblyman - assemblyperson - assemblywoman - backbencher - bill - bill of attainder - box

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Synonyms: lawmakers, congress, law-making body, diet, duly constituted legislative body, more...

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