noun. An officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political unit, such as a state or nation.

noun. A body of lawmakers; an assemblage of men invested with the power of making, repealing, or changing the laws of a country or state, and of raising and appropriating its revenues.

noun. Any body of persons authorized to make laws or rules for the community represented by them: as, the General Assembly is the legislature of the Presbyterian Church.

noun. The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.

noun. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

noun. A legislative building.

noun. persons who make or amend or repeal laws

"The members of the legislature -- _the suspected legislature_ -- old and young, joined some of the military corps; but lest their legislative aid might also be required, they continued their sessions; when a most extraordinary proceeding occurred."

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Duma  congress  diet  house  legislative council  

administration  commissioner  congress  constitution  convention  

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