Legislature
Of government and assembly. May also be referred to as general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly and legislative body.
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws.
This concept's ID is @1~43880
Contains
- house
An official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses".
- parliament
A legislative assembly in certain countries.
- Congress
The legislature of the United States government.
- appropriation
Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
- senate
Assembly possessing high legislative powers.
- congress
A national legislative assembly.
- diet
A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan).
- legislative council
A unicameral legislature.
- sergeant at arms
An officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes com...
- Duma
A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former...
- uninominal system
Based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected...