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Legislature State Word Make 英 Ledʒɪsleɪtʃə(R)] 美 Ledʒɪsleɪtʃər N.立法机关

英语单词 legislature
英美音标 英 ['ledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)] 美 ['ledʒɪsleɪtʃər]
中文释义 n.立法机关
英语例句 (1) He was an outstanding member of the legislature.
(2) Do you know what is the legislature in China?
中文例句 (1) 他是立法机关的杰出成员。
(2) 你知道中国的立法机关是哪个吗?
vocabulary简明 A legislature is a governing body that makes laws and can also amend or repeal them.
vocabulary扩展 The word legislature comes from the Latin word for "law" — legis. In the US, each state has a legislature — made up of the elected state senators and assemblymen or women, or representatives. The US Congress is the national legislature. These bodies, whose members are often referred to as "law-makers," make up the legislative branch of government, as distinct from the executive and judicial branches.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]立法机关;议会 The legislature of a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws.
  [usu the N in sing]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The proposals before the legislature include the creation of two special courts to deal exclusively with violent crimes.

    呈交立法机关的提案内容包括成立两个专门审理暴力犯罪的特别法庭。

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