legislature

US: /ˈɫɛdʒəˌsɫeɪtʃɝ/
UK: /lˈɛd‍ʒɪslət‍ʃɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


legislature /'ledʤisleitʃə/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ 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

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

highest, supreme | bicameral, unicameral | 109-member, etc. | elected | standing | central, federal, national, provincial, state

VERB + LEGISLATURE

be elected to
She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature.

LEGISLATURE + VERB

comprise sth, consist of sth
The legislature comprises a 212-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term.
| pass sth
The legislature passed a law to prohibit the dumping of nuclear waste.
| vote
The legislature voted narrowly to table a motion of no-confidence in the government.


Concise English dictionary


legislatures'ledʒɪsleɪtʃə
noun
+persons who make or amend or repeal laws