English > legislature: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | persons who make or amend or repeal laws. |
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| Synonyms | legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers |
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| Category of | appropriation | money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose |
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| sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms | An officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands |
| uninominal, one-member | Based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature) |
| uninominal system, uninominal voting system, single-member system, scrutin uninomial system, scrutin uninominal voting system | Based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
| Member of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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| Narrower | Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress | The legislature of the United States government |
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| Duma | A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR |
| congress | A national legislative assembly |
| diet | A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) |
| house | An official assembly having legislative powers |
| legislative council | A unicameral legislature |
| parliament | A legislative assembly in certain countries |
| senate | assembly possessing high legislative powers |
| Broader | assembly | A group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose |
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| Spanish | asamblea general, asamblea legislativa, cuerpo legislativo, legislador, legislatura, órgano legislador, poder legislativo |
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| Catalan | assamblea legislativa, cos legislatiu, legislador, legislatura, òrgan legislador, poder legislatiu |
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| Adjectives | legislative | relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature |
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| Verbs | legislate | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
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