legislature

«legislature» in Mova's school dictionary: the group of elected people who make the laws of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a legislature, legislatures)

meaning for a pupil

(law) A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly. tree →

sense in the lessons

Civics and citizenship: the UK Parliament, the US Congress, the Australian Parliament, the Irish Oireachtas, Canadian provincial legislatures. It tells the reader who makes the laws.

examples

• The legislature voted on the new law. tree →
• Each US state has its own legislature. tree →
• The Scottish Parliament is a legislature. tree →
• Members of the legislature are elected. tree →
• The legislature debated school funding. tree →
• A bill must pass the legislature to become law. tree →

note

Plural: legislatures. Say «LEJ-is-lay-cher». The adjective is «legislative».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «legislature» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.