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lehislatura [li.his.la.tĂș.ra.] : legislature (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: legislatura: legislature ]

Derivatives of lehislatura


Glosses:
legislature
n. (group)1. general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislaturepersons who make or amend or repeal laws.
~ scrutin uninomial system, scrutin uninominal voting system, single-member system, uninominal system, uninominal voting systembased on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district.
~ authorities, government, regimethe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
~ senateassembly possessing high legislative powers.
~ congress, u.s. congress, united states congress, us congressthe legislature of the United States government.
~ housean official assembly having legislative powers.; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
~ legislative councila unicameral legislature.
~ assemblya group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose.
~ congressa national legislative assembly.
~ dieta legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan).
~ parliamenta legislative assembly in certain countries.
~ dumaa legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR.
~ sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-armsan officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands.
~ appropriationmoney set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
~ one-member, uninominalbased on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature).; "a uninominal electoral system"