legislature
IPA: ɫˈɛdʒʌsɫeɪtʃɝ
noun
- A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
- (Canada) The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
- (Canada) A legislative building.
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Examples of "legislature" in Sentences
- The legislature overrode the veto.
- The legislature approved the plan unanimously.
- The Legislature was evenly divided on the subject.
- The legislature consists of the municipal assembly.
- The state assembly is the legislature of the republic.
- The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislatures.
- The senate is the upper chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature.
- The parliament of England was the legislature of the kingdom of England.
- The mandate of the assembly was created by the of the Ontario legislature.
- The legislature of the kingdom consists of the parliament of the Netherlands.
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