Legislative body
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power.
"Under unicameral constitutions the legislative bodies are single assemblies, in the bicameral Westminster model the legislative body is a parliament comprising two houses or chambers"
- 2 persons who make or amend or repeal laws wordnet
- 3 Its equivalent, exercising legislative power at a substate administrative level.
Example
More examples"Under unicameral constitutions the legislative bodies are single assemblies, in the bicameral Westminster model the legislative body is a parliament comprising two houses or chambers"