legislative body

English

Noun

legislative body (plural legislative bodies)

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. Its equivalent, exercising legislative power at a sub-state administrative level.

Related terms

• legislative assembly

Translations

A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state

• Spanish: cuerpo legislativo m
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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} wetgevend orgaan