How to pronounce legislature
American English pronunciation
LEJ-is-lay-chur
- IPA
- /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtʃɚ/
- Syllables
- LEJ · is · lay · chur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What legislature means
The group of people who make a state's or country's laws
In a sentence: Our class wrote letters to the state legislature asking for more bike paths.
Where it comes from: It was formed in 1676 from legislator, an older word for a lawmaker.
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