HOW TO PRONOUNCE
legislature
/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/
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What does legislature mean?
noun
- 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.
- A legislative building.
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/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/
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And what is there in all this that cannot as well be performed by the national legislature as by a State legislature?
The severe restrictions enforced by the legislature against the use of wood in iron-smelting had the effect of almost extinguishing the manufacture.
More book examples (3)
A passage ascribed to Otis during a session of the legislature at Cambridge gives some idea of the character of his invective.
But this evil is more or less sensible in proportion to the authority and the means of action which the legislature possesses.
Thus the ideal becomes a single punishment, apportioned first by the legislature and then by the judge, in an indefinite number of doses.