legislature

n. national lawmaking body of a country; branch of government authorized to make laws

A legislature is a type of representative    deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws.Legislatures are known by many names, the most common being parliament and congress, although these terms also have more specific meanings. The main job of the legislature is to make laws. In parliamentary systems of government, the legislature is formally supreme and appoints the executive. In presidential systems of government, the legislature is considered a power branch which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills.
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Noun
1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws
(synonym) legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers
(hypernym) assembly
(hyponym) senate
(member-holonym) government, authorities, regime
(derivation) legislate, pass
(class) uninominal, one-member

n. legislature, national lawmaking body of a country

(n.)
The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.