legislature
legislature n. 立法机关 (→parliament；congress；chamber(s)；legislative department；city council；board of aldermen；legislative districting)
LEGISLATURE
legislature
legislature. The branch of government responsible for making statutory laws. • The federal government and most states have bicameral legislatures, usu. consisting of a house of representatives and a senate. — Also termed legislative assembly. Cf. EXECUTIVE(1); JUDICIARY(1). [Cases: States 24. C.J.S. States §§ 40–41.]