Legislature 立法机构
(重定向自Legislative)
A legislature is the law-making body of a political unit, usually a national government, that has power to amend and repeal public policy. Laws enacted by legislatures are known as legislation. Legislatures observe and steer governing actions and usually have exclusive authority to amend the budget or budgets involved in the process. Names for national legislatures include "parliament", "congress", "diet" and "assembly". The members of a legislature are called legislators.