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Legislature Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Legislature
(n.)
The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
(n.)
The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
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legislature
Noun
1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws
(synonym) legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers
(hypernym) assembly
(hyponym) senate
(member-holonym) government, authorities, regime
(derivation) legislate, pass
(class) uninominal, one-member
Noun
1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws
(synonym) legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers
(hypernym) assembly
(hyponym) senate
(member-holonym) government, authorities, regime
(derivation) legislate, pass
(class) uninominal, one-member
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legislature
legislature
\leg"is*la`ture\ (l&ebreve;j"&ibreve;s*lā`t&usl;r; 135), n. [cf. f. législature.] the body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body. without the concurrent consent of all three parts of the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. m. hale.
note: the legislature of great britain consists of the lords and commons, with the king or queen, whose sanction is necessary to every bill before it becomes a law. the legislatures of most of the united states consist of two houses or branches; but the sanction or consent of the governor is required to give their acts the force of law, or a concurrence of two thirds of the two houses after he has refused his sanction and assigned his objections.
legislature
\legislature\, n.
note: the legislatures of some of the more important states having constitutional government are as follows, the general name (or a translation of it) of the legislative body collectively being given under the heading legislature, or parliament: statelegislature, or parliamentupper house&colret;namenumber of members -- how chosen or composed -- term of officelower house&colret;namenumber of members -- suffrage -- term of office
----------------------------------------------------------------- argentinanational congresssenate30 -- 2 from each provincew and 2 from capital -- 9 yearshouse of deputies120 (1 to 33,000) -- manhood -- 4 years austria belgium brazil chile denmark france german empire *great britainparliamenthouse of lordsabout 600house of commonsabout 670 -- 7 years, or until dissolution greece hungary italy japan mexico netherlands #norway portugal prussialandtagherrenhausno limit -- very various classes -- for different termsabgeordnetenhaus433 -- indirect election, general suffrage§ -- 5 years, or until dissolution spain sweden switzerland united statescongresssenate92(1908) -- 6 yearshouse of representatives391 (1908) -- 2 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------- *in the self-governing colonies of great britain the legislative body usually consists of two chambers, the names of the legislature and the chambers varying. thus in australia the federal parliament is composed of the senate and the house of commons, in new zealand the general assembly is composed of the legislative council and the house of representatives, etc. #members of the storthing are chosen for three years by direct election by manhood suffrage, forty-one being elected from the towns and eighty-two from the rural districts. the storthing on assembling divides into the lagthing including one fourth and the odelsthing including three fourths of the total membership of the storthing. all new laws are laid first before the odelsthing. if the two houses do not agree they vote in joint session, a majority of two thirds of those voting being necessary to a decision. § while theoretically general, the suffrage is so classified as often practically to disfranchise those who are not property holders. leg-of-mutton \leg"-of-mut"ton\ (?), a. having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-of-mutton, sail.
legislature
n : persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: legislative assembly , general assembly, law-makers]
legislature
\leg"is*la`ture\ (l&ebreve;j"&ibreve;s*lā`t&usl;r; 135), n. [cf. f. législature.] the body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body. without the concurrent consent of all three parts of the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. m. hale.
note: the legislature of great britain consists of the lords and commons, with the king or queen, whose sanction is necessary to every bill before it becomes a law. the legislatures of most of the united states consist of two houses or branches; but the sanction or consent of the governor is required to give their acts the force of law, or a concurrence of two thirds of the two houses after he has refused his sanction and assigned his objections.
legislature
\legislature\, n.
note: the legislatures of some of the more important states having constitutional government are as follows, the general name (or a translation of it) of the legislative body collectively being given under the heading legislature, or parliament: statelegislature, or parliamentupper house&colret;namenumber of members -- how chosen or composed -- term of officelower house&colret;namenumber of members -- suffrage -- term of office
----------------------------------------------------------------- argentinanational congresssenate30 -- 2 from each provincew and 2 from capital -- 9 yearshouse of deputies120 (1 to 33,000) -- manhood -- 4 years austria belgium brazil chile denmark france german empire *great britainparliamenthouse of lordsabout 600house of commonsabout 670 -- 7 years, or until dissolution greece hungary italy japan mexico netherlands #norway portugal prussialandtagherrenhausno limit -- very various classes -- for different termsabgeordnetenhaus433 -- indirect election, general suffrage§ -- 5 years, or until dissolution spain sweden switzerland united statescongresssenate92(1908) -- 6 yearshouse of representatives391 (1908) -- 2 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------- *in the self-governing colonies of great britain the legislative body usually consists of two chambers, the names of the legislature and the chambers varying. thus in australia the federal parliament is composed of the senate and the house of commons, in new zealand the general assembly is composed of the legislative council and the house of representatives, etc. #members of the storthing are chosen for three years by direct election by manhood suffrage, forty-one being elected from the towns and eighty-two from the rural districts. the storthing on assembling divides into the lagthing including one fourth and the odelsthing including three fourths of the total membership of the storthing. all new laws are laid first before the odelsthing. if the two houses do not agree they vote in joint session, a majority of two thirds of those voting being necessary to a decision. § while theoretically general, the suffrage is so classified as often practically to disfranchise those who are not property holders. leg-of-mutton \leg"-of-mut"ton\ (?), a. having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-of-mutton, sail.
legislature
n : persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: legislative assembly , general assembly, law-makers]
Legislature Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Legislative Branch, Legislature
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Congress; and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Capitol Police, and any other agency, entity, office, or commission established in the legislative branch. 18 U.S.C.
LEGISLATURE - That body of people in the state which has the power of making laws.
By the U.S. Constitution, Art.I, S.1, all legislative powers granted by it are vested in the Congress of the United States, which consist of a Senate and House Of Representatives.
It requires the consent of a majority of each branch of the legislature in order to enact a law and then it must be approved by the President of the United States or in case of his refusal, by two-thirds of each house. Art.I, S.7.
Most of the states' constitutions contain provisions similar to those of the federal government.
In general, under the 'seperation of powers' doctrine, the legislature does not exercise judicial functions; yet there are particular exceptions, such as impeachment.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Congress; and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Capitol Police, and any other agency, entity, office, or commission established in the legislative branch. 18 U.S.C.
LEGISLATURE - That body of people in the state which has the power of making laws.
By the U.S. Constitution, Art.I, S.1, all legislative powers granted by it are vested in the Congress of the United States, which consist of a Senate and House Of Representatives.
It requires the consent of a majority of each branch of the legislature in order to enact a law and then it must be approved by the President of the United States or in case of his refusal, by two-thirds of each house. Art.I, S.7.
Most of the states' constitutions contain provisions similar to those of the federal government.
In general, under the 'seperation of powers' doctrine, the legislature does not exercise judicial functions; yet there are particular exceptions, such as impeachment.
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Legislature
To dream that you are a member of a legislature, foretells you will be vain of your possessions and will treat members of your family unkindly. You will have no real advancement.
To dream that you are a member of a legislature, foretells you will be vain of your possessions and will treat members of your family unkindly. You will have no real advancement.
Legislature Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Legislature
A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws.
Legislatures are known by many names, the most common being parliament and congress, although these terms also have more specific meanings. The main job of the legislature is to make laws. In parliamentary systems of government, the legislature is formally supreme and appoints the executive. In presidential systems of government, the legislature is considered a power branch which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills.
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