legislature 英 [ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)]   美 [ˈlɛdʒɪˌsletʃɚ]

legislature

legislature  英 [ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)] 美 [ˈlɛdʒɪˌsletʃɚ]

n. 立法机关;立法机构 

名词复数:legislatures 

a democratically elected legislature 民主选举产生的立法机关
the national legislature, the state legislature 国家╱州立法机构

  • A legislature is a governing body that makes laws and can also amend or repeal them.
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  • n. 立法机关;立法机构
  • 1. a democratically elected legislature

    民主选举产生的立法机关

  • 2. the national legislature, the state legislature

    国家╱州立法机构

  • legislature (n.) "a body of lawmakers," 1670s; see legislator + -ure.
le·gis·la·ture AWL / ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər / noun ( formal) 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 n.  (3 ) , judiciary legislature legislatures le·gis·la·ture / ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər /
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