legislature

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ See IPA manual

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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

1 noun · the group of people with... legislative assemblylegislative body

Word family

Forms legislatures

Etymology

1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.

Topics

People & Society

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