legislative body

English

Noun

legislative body (plural legislative bodies)

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
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

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