Phrase guide

legislative branch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of government which is concerned with the making of laws

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: branch, subdivision, arm

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 立法部門 /立法部门 (lìfǎ bùmén) — branch of government
  • Danish: lovgivende magt — branch of government
  • Finnish: lainsäädäntövalta — branch of government
  • Georgian: საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლება (saḳanonmdeblo xelisupleba) — branch of government
  • Georgian: საკანონმდებლო შტო (saḳanonmdeblo šṭo) — branch of government
  • Japanese: 立法府 (rippōfu) — branch of government
  • Navajo: beehazʼą́ąnii álʼįįjí — branch of government
  • Polish: legislatura — branch of government
  • Polish: legislatywa — branch of government
  • Polish: władza ustawodawcza — branch of government
  • Portuguese: poder legislativo — branch of government
  • Portuguese: legislativo — branch of government
  • Romanian: legislativ — branch of government
  • Russian: законода́тельная ветвь вла́сти (zakonodátelʹnaja vetvʹ vlásti) — branch of government
  • Russian: законода́тельная власти (zakonodátelʹnaja vlasti) — branch of government
  • Tagalog: sangay tagapagbatas — branch of government
  • Ukrainian: законодавча влада (zakonodavča vlada) — branch of government