legislature
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
Other meanings
The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
A legislative building.
Synonyms
- legislative assembly
- legislative body
- general assembly
- law-makers
Related words
- bicameral legislature
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “legislature” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.