leg·is·la·ture
noun/ˈledʒɪslətʃə(r)/
/ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər/
(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
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1, Politicsc1- She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature.
她是入选国家立法机关最年轻的女性。 - The legislature comprises a 212-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term.
这个立法机构由212 名任期为4 年的下议院议员组成。 - The legislature passed a law to prohibit the dumping of nuclear waste.
立法机构通过法律禁止倾倒核废物。 - The legislature voted narrowly to table a motion of no-confidence in the government.
立法机构以微弱优势通过决议，将提出对政府的不信任动议。 - Each province has its own elected governor and legislature.
每个省都有自己选举产生的省长和立法机构。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bicameral
- unicameral
- 109-member
- …
- be elected to
- approve something
- enact something
- pass something
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from legislation, on the pattern of judicature. - a democratically elected legislature