legislature
US: /ˈɫɛdʒəˌsɫeɪtʃɝ/
UK: /lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɐ/
UK: /lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
legislature /'ledʤisleitʃə/
- danh từ
- cơ quan lập pháp
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
