legislature
noun
Simple meaning
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lehjuhslaycherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɛdʒəsleɪtʃɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
canada
The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
canada
A legislative building.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Used this way, legislature is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use legislature
- “The state legislature passed a new bill yesterday afternoon.”
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Synonyms
Sense: persons who make or amend or repeal laws
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