The bill was eviscerated before being passed by the legislature.
Source: tatoeba (20017)
Legislature
//ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə//
Synonyms for "legislature" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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5 entriescapable of
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2 entrieshas context
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
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4 entriesused for
1 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 35 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- օրենսդիր noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- օրենսդիր մարմին noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Belarusian
1 entries- заканада́ўчая ўла́да noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Bulgarian
1 entries- законодателна власт noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 立法機關 /立法机关 noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Czech
3 entries- legislatura noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- zákonodárná moc noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- zákonodárný sbor noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Danish
1 entries- lovgivende forsamling noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Dutch
1 entries- wetgevende macht noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Finnish
1 entries- lainsäädäntöelin noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
French
2 entries- assemblée législative noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- corps législatif noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Georgian
4 entries- ლეგისლატურა noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- საკანონმდებლო noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- საკანონმდებლო ორგანო noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლება noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
German
2 entries- Legislative noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- gesetzgebende Gewalt noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Greek
1 entries- νομοθετικό σώμα noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Hausa
1 entries- majalisa noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Hungarian
2 entries- törvényhozás noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- törvényhozó testület noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Indonesian
1 entries- legislatur noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Japanese
1 entries- 立法府 noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Khmer
1 entries- នីតិបញ្ញត្តិ noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Korean
2 entries- 립법부 noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- 입법부 noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Māori
1 entries- rūnanga hanga ture noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Navajo
1 entries- naatʼááh bá hooghan noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Norman
1 entries- législatuthe noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Persian
2 entries- مجلس noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- پارلمان noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Polish
3 entries- legislatura noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- legislatywa noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- władza ustawodawcza noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Portuguese
1 entries- legislatura noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Romanian
1 entries- corp legislativ noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Russian
3 entries- законода́тельная власть noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- законода́тельный о́рган noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- заксобра́ние noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Slovak
2 entries- legislatúra noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- zákonodarná moc noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Spanish
1 entries- legislatura noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Swedish
2 entries- lagstiftande församling noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- legislatur noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Tagalog
1 entries- batasan noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Tamil
1 entries- சட்டமன்றம் noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Thai
1 entries- สภานิติบัญญัติ noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Ukrainian
1 entries- законода́вча вла́да noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cơ quan lập pháp noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Welsh
2 entries- deddfwrfa noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
- deddfwrfeydd noun (governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.
Source: tatoeba (60852)
The Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies, established in 1960, is the legislature that holds the highest jurisdiction in the society of exiled Tibetans.
Source: tatoeba (540378)
Statutory law is written and passed by a legislature.
Source: tatoeba (2514700)
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