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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Legislature

/(lĕj"ĭs*lā`tū̇r; 135)/ · Leg·is·la·ture · IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/
01 n. The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
  1. 1.
    The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
    “Without the concurrent consent of all three parts of the legislature, no law is, or can be, made.” Sir M. Hale.