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n. An officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political unit, such as a state or nation.

n. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

n. A legislative building.

n. The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.

n. A body of lawmakers; an assemblage of men invested with the power of making, repealing, or changing the laws of a country or state, and of raising and appropriating its revenues.

n. Any body of persons authorized to make laws or rules for the community represented by them: as, the General Assembly is the legislature of the Presbyterian Church.

n. persons who make or amend or repeal laws

"The members of the legislature -- _the suspected legislature_ -- old and young, joined some of the military corps; but lest their legislative aid might also be required, they continued their sessions; when a most extraordinary proceeding occurred."

assembly   

legislative council    united states congress    parliament    Duma    congress    diet    u.s. congress    house    senate    us congress   

legislative    parliament    congress    senate    House of Representatives    house    Duma    diet    keys    Landtag   

parliament    congress    council    senate    magistrate    governor    administration    commissioner    tribunal    ruler