elected legislature

collocation in English

meaningsofandlegislature

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withlegislature.
president-elect-prime-minister-elect-etc
See more at
legislature
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tʃʊər/us
/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.tʃɚ/
the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and ...
See more atlegislature

(Definition ofpresident-elect-prime-minister-elect-etcandlegislaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelected legislature

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
This is a classic problem that anelectedlegislatureand president have with the bureaucracy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nor have these changes made the executive branch any more accountable to the popularlyelectedlegislaturethan it was before.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For presidential systems this is the sum of 1 (if there is a competitivelyelectedlegislature), 1 (for the president), and the number of relevant legislative chambers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He is expected, when delivering a judgment, to implement and possibly also further the decisions that have been made by the democraticallyelectedlegislature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is the kind of very silly class remark that shows contempt for anelectedlegislaturein a democracy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theelectedlegislatureis crucial to that declaration, and it has certainly been breached and will continue to be breached.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The agreement provides for an executive to be subject to anelectedlegislature.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is anelectedlegislaturein every democratic country.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It has noelectedlegislature, unlike the other remaining dependent territories which support populations of any size.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It does not provide adequate means for theelectedlegislatureto scrutinise, examine and question the big issues of public policy, the justification for expenditure or its effectiveness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have a basicallyelectedlegislature.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A directlyelectedlegislatureis to some extent necessary.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such things need careful definition before we start talking loosely about a directlyelectedlegislature.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They can get legislation through here that would never pass through a popularlyelectedlegislature.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If it were a directlyelectedlegislature, it would have that authority.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The country's five main political parties have staged protests against the king, arguing that he must either call fresh elections or reinstate theelectedlegislature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Each state has anelectedlegislature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In its stead the group advocated a constitutional form of monarchy with anelectedlegislature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition of
Go to the definition oflegislature
See other collocations withlegislature