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Legislature

Legislature Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Legislature? [n] persons who make or amend or repeal laws Synonyms \| Synonyms for Legislature: general assembly \| law-makers \| legislative assembly Related Terms \| Find terms related to Legislature: act \| advisory body \| assembly \| association \| bench \| board \| body of advisers \| borough council \| brain trust \| British Cabinet \| cabinet \| camarilla \| chamber \| city council \| common council \| concurrent resolution \| conference \| congress \| constitution \| consultative assembly \| council \| council fire \| council of ministers \| council of state \| council of war \| county council \| court \| deliberative assembly \| diet \| directory \| divan \| enaction \| enactment \| joint resolution \| junta \| kitchen cabinet \| lawmaking \| legislation \| parish council \| passage \| passing \| privy council \| resolution \| Sanhedrin \| soviet \| staff \| syndicate \| synod \| tribunal \| US Cabinet See Also \| assembly \| authorities \| Congress \| diet \| government \| house \| legislative council \| parliament \| regime \| senate \| United States Congress Legislature In Webster's Dictionary \Leg"isla`ture\ (l[e^]j"[i^]sl[=a]`t[-u]r; 135), n. [Cf. F. l['e]gislature.] The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body. Without the concurrent consent of all three parts of the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. --Sir M. Hale. Note: The legislature of Great Britain consists of the Lords and Commons, with the king or queen, whose sanction is necessary to every bill before it becomes a law. The legislatures of most of the United States consist of two houses or branches; but the sanction or consent of the governor is required to give their acts the force of law, or a concurrence of two thirds of the two houses after he has refused his sanction and assigned his objections. \Legislature\, n. Note: The legislatures of some of the more important states having constitutional government are as follows, the general name (or a translation of it) of the legislative body collectively being given under the heading legislature, or parliament:

Legislature Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Legislature?

[n] persons who make or amend or repeal laws

Synonyms | Synonyms for Legislature: general assembly | law-makers | legislative assembly

Legislature In Webster's Dictionary

\Leg"is*la`ture\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]`t[-u]r; 135),
n. [Cf. F. l['e]gislature.]
The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power
to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.

      Without the concurrent consent of all three parts of
      the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. --Sir M.
                                               Hale.

Note: The legislature of Great Britain consists of the Lords
      and Commons, with the king or queen, whose sanction is
      necessary to every bill before it becomes a law. The
      legislatures of most of the United States consist of
      two houses or branches; but the sanction or consent of
      the governor is required to give their acts the force
      of law, or a concurrence of two thirds of the two
      houses after he has refused his sanction and assigned
      his objections.


\Legislature\, n.

Note: The legislatures of some of the more important states
      having constitutional government are as follows, the
      general name (or a translation of it) of the
      legislative body collectively being given under the
      heading legislature, or parliament:

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