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legislature
noun
[ ˈlɛdʒɪslətʃə ]
• the legislative body of a country or state.
• "the Nevada state legislature passed a law to prohibit dumping of nuclear waste"
Origin:
late 17th century: from legislation, on the pattern of judicature .