legislature
See also: législature
English
Etymology
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with (French): législature
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtʃɚ/
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Noun
legislature (plural legislatures)
- A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
- (Canada) A legislative building.
Translations
governmental body
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References
- “legislature” in the Katherine Barker, editor, Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition, Don Mills, Ont.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, →ISBN.
Italian
Noun
legislature f
- plural of legislatura
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