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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ip-beop-bu
"입법부는 국민을 대표하여 법률을 제정합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The branch of government having the power to make laws.
"The legislative branch voted to pass the new infrastructure bill." - 2
In a separation of powers system, the institution comprising elected representatives responsible for drafting, debating, and passing legislation.
"Checks and balances ensure that the executive branch cannot override the legislative branch without judicial review."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'legislative', originating from the Latin 'legislativus' (from 'lex', meaning law, and 'latio', meaning bringing or proposing), and 'branch', derived from the Old French 'branche' denoting a limb or subdivision of a larger body. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern political science to describe the division of government responsible for enacting laws.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Legislative branch" is said worldwide
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pouvoir législatif
Transliteration: pu-vwaʁ le.ʒis.la.tif
"Le pouvoir législatif vote les lois de la république."
Legislative
Transliteration: le.ɡis.laˈtiː.və
"Die Legislative ist für die Gesetzgebung zuständig."
potere legislativo
Transliteration: poˈteː.re le.dʒis.laˈtiː.vo
"Il Parlamento esercita il potere legislativo."
poder legislativo
Transliteration: poˈðeɾ le.xis.laˈti.βo
"El poder legislativo está compuesto por los diputados y senadores."
poder legislativo
Transliteration: poˈdeɾ le.ʒis.laˈtʃi.vu
"O poder legislativo é responsável por criar as leis."
विधायिका
Transliteration: vidhāyakā
"विधायिका देश के लिए नए कानून बनाती है।"
立法机关
Transliteration: lìfǎ jīguān
"立法机关负责制定和修改法律。"
입법부
Transliteration: ip-beop-bu
"입법부는 국민을 대표하여 법률을 제정합니다."
立法府
Transliteration: rippōfu
"立法府は法律を制定する機関です。"
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