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Bookmark or Share- Legislation | Definition, Types, & Examples | Britannicalegislation, the preparing and enacting of laws by local, state, or national legislatures. In other contexts it is sometimes used to apply to municipal ordinances and to the rules and regulations of administrative agencies passed in the exercise of delegated legislative functions.
- Legislature | Definition, Function, Types, & Facts | BritannicaLegislature, lawmaking branch of a government. Their powers may include passing laws, establishing the government’s budget, confirming executive appointments, ratifying treaties, investigating the executive branch, and redressing constituents’ grievances.
- Legislature - WikipediaA legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation.
- State Legislature Websites | Congress.gov | Library of CongressState Legislature Websites For U.S. States and Territories. Congress.gov provides legislative information from the House and Senate of the United States Congress. Use the links below to visit similar websites for the U.S. states and territories. Also see state government resources.
- Legislature Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterLegal Definition. legislature. noun. leg· is· la· ture ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-chər, -ˌchu̇r. : a body of persons having the power to legislate. specifically : an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit (as a nation or state) compare executive, judiciary.
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