GRE Word List

LEGISLATURE

a body of persons having the power to legislate

The meaning of the word legislature is a body of persons having the power to legislate.

Random words

WordMeaning
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
obsequya funeral or burial rite