noun
Freq #25374
Meanings
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noun
The group of people with the power to make, change, and remove laws.
The state legislature meets in the capital city.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· the group of people with...
legislative assemblylegislative body
Word family
Forms
legislatures
Etymology
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.