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legislature.

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

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American
  1. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

    state legislature
    bicameral legislature
  2. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.

    Canada
  3. A legislative building.

    Canada
Where this word comes from

1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.

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