Definition of legislature Legislature

/lɛˈʤʌslejˌʧɚ/ - [lejusleycher] - leg•is•la•ture

We found 8 definitions of legislature from 7 different sources.

What does legislature mean?

Noun Plural: legislatures
legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
		legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers
		assembly the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
		authorities, regime, government the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		senate assembly possessing high legislative powers
		u.s. congress, united states congress, us congress, congress the legislature of the United States government
		house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
		legislative council a unicameral legislature
		congress the legislature of the United States government
		diet the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
		parliament a legislative assembly in certain countries
		duma a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR

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legislature (Noun)
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
legislature (Noun)
A legislative building .

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

legislature
The department, assembly, or body of persons that makes statutory laws for a state or nation.

legislature
From Lat. lego, to bring together, and latro, to bark or bluster; possibly from lex, law, and latens, unknown. Hence, a company of men brought together to bluster, or a company of law makers who know nothing about law.

Legislature is a word that comes from the Latin language, meaning "those who write the laws." The legislature of a state or country is a group of people, each of whom got his or her office either by winning an election or by being appointed, to vote for the best laws. The way a legislature is supposed to work can usually be found in the constitution of that state or country.

In many countries, the legislature is called a Parliament or Congress. Sometimes the legislature is made up of two separate houses. This is called a "bicameral" legislature.

A county, district, city, or other small area also has a council, that makes the rules and laws for its level of government. The way a council works can usually be found in the area's "charter".