legislative body
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtɪv ˈbɑdi/
- Formal
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cuerpo legislativo
- The House and Senate are two separate legislative bodies that occasionally work out their differences.
- the National Assembly
- legislative body of the state
- rules in legislative bodies
Does that mean that laws cannot exist without those legislative bodies?
- Does that mean that laws cannot exist without those legislative bodies?
- I have to deal with parliamentarians, lawmakers and legislative body of the government.
Examples
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The Philadelphia City Council is the legislative body of Philadelphia and has the authority to amend the City Code.
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Now, this separation is not complete, right, because it takes time for the legislative body to pass laws.
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The power to make such decisions is, of course, that of a legislative body.
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There are major differences between the two legislative bodies, even though they seem similar.
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You cannot tell the public, the courts, and the legislative bodies, "Keep out of our business; employees have no rights."
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The first step in this process is to ensure that legislative bodies are legitimate and representative of the people.
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In 1992, elections were held to select a new Legislative Yuan, the ROC's legislative body.
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The State Council maintained firm control over the main legislative body, the National Assembly, which rubber-stamped Zhivkov's directives.
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THE EVENTS IN BIRMINGHAM AND ELSEWHERE HAVE SO INCREASED THE CRIES FOR EQUALITY THAT NO CITY OR STATE OR LEGISLATIVE BODY CAN PRUDENTLY CHOOSE TO IGNORE THEM.
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The Philadelphia City Council is the legislative body of Philadelphia and has the authority to amend the City Code.
Synonyms
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3.5
The group of people who make and pass a country's laws
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5.3
A group of people who make and change the laws of a country or region
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A group of people who meet to make official decisions
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An official group of elected people who make laws
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2.5
The part of the United States government that makes laws, made of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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The national parliament of Israel that makes laws and checks the government
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3.5
A group that makes laws for the United Kingdom with two parts, Commons and Lords
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The national group of elected people who make and change laws
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A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization
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3.6
A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws
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A group of people who make laws for a state or country
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A body that makes laws with two separate houses, for example a Senate and a lower house
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A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region
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Morphology
The meaning 'official group that makes laws' is directly and compositionally derived from 'legislative' (relating to creating laws) plus 'body' (a group or assembly). This is a regular noun–noun phrase pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the compound meaning.
Etymology
Legislative body combines the idea of legislative (people who make laws) with body (a single group of people acting together). So, it means 'an official group of people who make or change laws'.