English-Finnish translations for legislative body

Definition of legislative body

• A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power
• Its equivalent, exercising legislative power at a sub-state administrative level

Examples

• Under unicameral constitutions the legislative bodies are single assemblies, in the bicameral Westminster model the legislative body is a parliament comprising two houses or chambers

Related words

• legislative
• antilegislative
• legislative power
• Legislative Counselor
• legislative motion
• legislative branch
• legislative process
• legislative period
• legislative authority