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legislature

noun
 
🔊/ˈledʒɪslətʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər/
(formal)
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  1. a group of people who have the power to make and change laws立法机关
    • a democratically elected legislature民主选举产生的立法机关
    • the national/state legislature国家／州立法机构
    compare executive, judiciary
    Extra Examples
    • She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature.她是入选国家立法机关最年轻的女性。
    • The legislature comprises a 212-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term.这个立法机构由212 名任期为4 年的下议院议员组成。
    • The legislature passed a law to prohibit the dumping of nuclear waste.立法机构通过法律禁止倾倒核废物。
    • The legislature voted narrowly to table a motion of no-confidence in the government.立法机构以微弱优势通过决议，将提出对政府的不信任动议。
    • Each province has its own elected governor and legislature.每个省都有自己当选的州长和立法机关。
    Topics Law and justicec1, Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bicameral
    • unicameral
    • 109-member
    • …
    verb + legislature
    • be elected to
    legislature + verb
    • approve something
    • enact something
    • pass something
    • …
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from legislation, on the pattern of judicature.