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the legislature
The legislature approved the new budget.
立法机关批准了新预算。
立法机关；立法机构
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立法机关；立法机构
A governmental body with the power to make, amend, and repeal laws.
The legislature approved the new budget.
立法机关批准了新预算。
立法机关；立法机构(有权制定、修改和废除法律的政府机构)。
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
制定、修改或废除法律的人
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
The legislature passed a law to protect the environment.
立法机构通过了一项保护环境的法律。
The governor asked the legislature to approve the new budget.
州长请求立法机构批准新预算。
Many legislatures are made up of elected officials.
许多立法机构由民选官员组成。
The legislature approved the new budget.
立法机关批准了新预算。
A legislature is responsible for making laws.
立法机关负责制定法律。
在美国，state legislature通常指州议会。
The state legislature passed a resolution.
州议会通过了一项决议。
Not this
The legislation passed the bill.
Use this
The legislature passed the bill.
混淆词义：'legislation' 指法律或立法行为，而 'legislature' 指立法机构。应使用 'legislature' 作为动作主体。
Not this
Legislature is in session.
Use this
The legislature is in session.
冠词缺失：'legislature' 是普通可数名词，特指某个具体的立法机构时需要加定冠词 'the'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
州议会
The state legislature passed a new education bill.
州议会通过了一项新的教育法案。
国家立法机构
The national legislature is composed of two chambers.
国家立法机构由两院组成。
两院制立法机构
Most countries have a bicameral legislature with an upper and lower house.
大多数国家设有上议院和下议院的两院制立法机构。
解散立法机构
The president has the power to dissolve the legislature and call new elections.
总统有权解散立法机构并举行新选举。
选举产生的立法机构
An elected legislature represents the will of the people.
选举产生的立法机构代表人民的意愿。
Use legislature naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想‘立法’（legis）和‘厅’（lature），‘立法厅’就是立法机关。
formal; legislative bodies, legal documents
Nature rhymes with legislature (both end with /eɪtʃɚ/). Creature, feature, capture, structure, and vulture have similar spelling endings but different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
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