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Meaning of legislature
A legislature is a group of people elected or appointed to make, amend, and repeal laws.
Etymology of legislature
The word "legislature" comes from the Latin words "legis" meaning law and "lature" meaning making or proposing, with the term being first used in the 17th century to refer to a legislative body or assembly
Synonyms
assembly
congress
parliament
council
senate
house of representatives
governing body
lawmaking body
governmental body
legislative body
legislative assembly
diet
chamber
synod
convocation
convention
conference
meeting
gathering
forum
conclave
caucus
synodical
consistory
curia
soviet
duma
riksdag
folketing
landtag
bundestag
national assembly
general assembly
legislative council
state legislature
federal legislature
local legislature
municipal legislature
provincial legislature
territorial legislature
regional legislature
Definitions
- A legislative body, especially one that is responsible for making laws for a country, state, or other political entity
- A group of people elected or appointed to make, amend, and repeal laws
- The branch of government that is responsible for making laws
Usage Examples
- The legislature is responsible for passing laws that benefit the entire population
- The state legislature has been in session for several months, debating key issues
- The federal legislature is composed of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives
Antonyms
judiciary
executive
administration
bureaucracy
authority
power
control
command
governance
management
direction
regulation
supervision
oversight
domination
tyranny
despotism
absolutism
authoritarianism
totalitarianism
dictatorship
monocracy
autocracy
oligarchy
plutocracy
aristocracy
meritocracy
technocracy