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When I was in the California legislature in the '80s, the organic growers, who were sort of the small hippie farmers in those days, brought it to my attention that there were no regulations on organic labeling. In essence, anybody could just grow a thing any way they wanted and put 'organic' on it.
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Meaning of "legislature" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGISLATURE

legislature  [ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGISLATURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legislature is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGISLATURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Legislature

A legislature is a decision-making organization, usually associated with national government, that has the power to enact, amend and repeal laws. Legislatures observe and steer governing actions and usually have exclusive authority to amend the budget or budgets involved in the process. The most common names for national legislatures are "parliament" and "congress", although these terms have more specific meanings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGISLATURE


connature
kəˈneɪtʃə
denature
diːˈneɪtʃə
dictature
dɪkˈteɪtʃə
disnature
dɪsˈneɪtʃə
expenditure
ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə
forfeiture
ˈfɔːfɪtʃə
furniture
ˈfɜːnɪtʃə
garniture
ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə
literature
ˈlɪtərɪtʃə
miniature
ˈmɪnɪtʃə
nature
ˈneɪtʃə
nourriture
ˈnʌrɪtʃə
pitcher
ˈpɪtʃə
portraiture
ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə
renature
riːˈneɪtʃə
signature
ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə
supernature
ˈsuːpərˌneɪtʃə
switcher
ˈswɪtʃə
temperature
ˈtɛmprɪtʃə
usurpature
ˌjuːzəˈpeɪtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGISLATURE

legislate
legislation
legislative
legislative assembly
legislative council
legislatively
legislator
legislatorial
legislatorship
legislatress
legist
legit
legitim
legitimacy
legitimate
legitimately
legitimateness
legitimation
legitimatisation
legitimatise

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGISLATURE

adventure
armature
by nature
candidature
caricature
creature
curvature
feature
human nature
immature
mature
Mother Nature
nomenclature
ossature
premature
room temperature
special feature
State legislature
stature
tablature
the course of nature

Synonyms and antonyms of legislature in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEGISLATURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «legislature» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of legislature

Translation of «legislature» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGISLATURE

Find out the translation of legislature to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legislature from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legislature» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

立法机构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asamblea legislativa
570 millions of speakers

English

legislature
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विधायिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشريعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

законодательная власть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legislatura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইন-সভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corps législatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badan perundangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Legislative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立法機関
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입법부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legislatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan lập pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டமன்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विधानसभा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasama organı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corpo legislativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawodawca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Законодавча влада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legislatura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομοθέτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wetgewer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valperioden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lovgiver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legislature

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGISLATURE»

The term «legislature» is very widely used and occupies the 16.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGISLATURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legislature» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legislature» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legislature

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEGISLATURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word legislature.
1
John Bercow
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
2
Kenneth Blackwell
They reality is that we have 70% of our voters use a punch card system that I tried to change and that bipartisan resistance in the legislature stopped.
3
Paul Broun
These illegal aliens are criminals and we need to treat them as such. I'm not in favor of giving amnesty to anybody who has broken the law. I applaud what our Georgia legislature is doing in trying to crack down on this situation.
4
Andrew Cuomo
Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.
5
Mitch Daniels
And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up.
6
Charles Edison
I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.
7
Bob Ehrlich
It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.
8
Oliver Ellsworth
The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy men will from thence determine that it is best to have neither a legislature nor judges.
9
Sam Farr
When I was in the California legislature in the '80s, the organic growers, who were sort of the small hippie farmers in those days, brought it to my attention that there were no regulations on organic labeling. In essence, anybody could just grow a thing any way they wanted and put 'organic' on it.
10
Barney Frank
I filed the first gay rights bill in Massachusetts history in 1972 in the legislature, one of the first in the country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGISLATURE»

Discover the use of legislature in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legislature and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Contemporary Pennsylvania Legislature
In The Contemporary Pennsylvania Legislature, John J. Kennedy explores a variety of topics that are relevant for any small lawmaking institution.
John J. Kennedy, 1999
2
A Federal Legislature: The Australian Commonwealth ...
This is an in-depth study of the 1,033 members of the Commonwealth Parliament from 1901 to 1980.
Rydon Joan, 1986
3
Manual for Use of the Legislature of the State of New York
New York (State). Secretary's Office. Office. Olcott,. Olean, Olive, :. Olive Bridge, Olmstedville Omar Oneida", Uneida Castle, Oneida I.ake, Oneida Valley, Oneonta, Onondaga Onondaga Castle,... Onondaga Valley, Onoville, Ontario ...
New York (State). Secretary's Office, 1808
4
The Judiciary, the Legislature and the EU Internal Market
Explores the dynamic relationship between courts and legislatures in the governance of the EU internal market.
Phil Syrpis, 2012
5
Law, Legislature, and Judiciary
With reference to India.
Umeshwar Prasad Varma, 1996
6
Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan
Statement of the affaire of bank to be made when required by the legislature Sec. 11. That a general meeting of the stockholders may be called whenever the directors or a majority of them shall judge proper, of which meeting the directors ...
Michigan, 1835
7
Acts Passed at the ... Session of the Legislature of the ...
Passées à la premiere session de la neuvième Législature «V l'Etat de la Louisiane, Pag,. I. Résolution pour ^requérir de nos sénateurs et représentons au congrès, Je proposer telles mesures légis'lafivel'qu'ils pourront juger nécessaires, ...
Louisiana, 1829
8
The Kentucky Legislature: Two Decades of Change
On the other hand, few if any governors have the power that some governors — particularly in the South — once had to dominate the legislature. Despite these common trends, important variations remain among governors in the way they ...
Malcolm E. Jewell
9
The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the ...
REPORTS. Mr. Porter, from the majority of the Joint Committee on removal of the Legislature, submitted the following report : Mr. PRESIDENT :—We, a majority of your Committee, appointed and authorized to procure and cause to be fitted up, ...
California. Legislature. Senate, 1862
10
The Assembly Manual of the Wisconsin Legislature: Comprising ...
Comprising Directory, Constitutions, Jefferson's Manual, Rules, Forms, and Statutory Provisions Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly. §g 182, 183. Publication. If publication of a proposed amendment is made for only two weeks before election, ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly, 1939

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGISLATURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legislature is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michigan GOP proposes anti-"sanctuary city" bills in state legislature
LANSING, Mich. - A fatal shooting in San Francisco is prompting Michigan lawmakers to propose legislation aimed at cracking down on cities ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
Two-thirds of legislature to attend private budget talks | The …
That represents about two-thirds of the entire legislature – the largest number of budget negotiators in recent memory and likely more people ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
3
Orleans Legislature race: Republican fighter, Democratic reformer …
Seeking his fifth term, his fourth consecutive, to an at-large legislature district, Allport pledged to keep up what he described as a “continuous ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
4
Journal Times editorial: Legislature muzzles citizen watchdog groups
Walker used his veto powers 104 times to tweak or undo some of the Legislature's budget last week, and one of those changes was to veto the ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»
5
Legislature closes in on broad outlines of Medicaid deal
SALT LAKE CITY – Gov. Gary Herbert and Republican legislative leaders announced Friday afternoon that they've agreed on the broad ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
6
Rule change urged to keep speaker in Legislature - The China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Kuomintang (KMT) legislator said yesterday he would seek changes to the party's nomination regulations in order to allow ... «China Post, Jul 15»
7
Legislature went too far legalizing fireworks | Opinion | Macon.com
Unfortunately, this year the Georgia Legislature passed some legislation that is void of common sense, and House Bill 110 has negatively ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
State House to consider making legislature part time, and other bills …
House Joint Resolution E: Establish part time legislature. Introduced by Rep. Michael Webber (R), to place before voters in the next general ... «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»
9
Education funding ... a Gordian knot for the state Legislature | The …
Education funding ... a Gordian knot for the state Legislature. By Terry Woster / Republic Columnist on Jul 17, 2015 at 6:21 p.m.. Email ... «Daily Republic, Jul 15»
10
No Veto Overrides Planned By Legislature
Some lawmakers and advocates had been pushing for overrides on education issues, but the Democratic-controlled legislature has never ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»

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