legislative body

noun

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”

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legislaturelegislative assemblygeneral assemblylaw-makers
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Meanings

nounlegislative body (plural legislative bodies)

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 substate administrative level.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpersons who make or amend or repeal laws

Similar
legislaturelegislative assemblygeneral assemblylaw-makers
Broader
assembly
Also see
general assemblylegislature

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch wetgevend orgaan
  • wetgevend orgaanA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Finnish lainsäädäntöelin
  • lainsäädäntöelinA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
German Gesetzgebungsorgan
  • GesetzgebungsorganA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Malay badan perundangan
  • badan perundanganA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Romanian corp legislativ, organ legislativ
  • corp legislativA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
  • organ legislativA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Russian законода́тельный о́рган
  • законода́тельный о́рган (zakonodátelʹnyj órgan)A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Spanish cuerpo legislativo
  • cuerpo legislativoA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Swedish lagstiftande församling
  • lagstiftande församlingA political institution which holds the legislative power in a state
Cite this entry
APA

legislative body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legislative%20body

MLA

“legislative body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legislative%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legislative body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legislative%20body.

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