legislatures

英 [ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtʃəz]

美 [ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪtʃərz]

n.  立法机关
legislature的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 立法机关；议会
  Thelegislatureof a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws.
  1. The proposals before the legislature include the creation of two special courts to deal exclusively with violent crimes.
     呈交立法机关的提案内容包括成立两个专门审理暴力犯罪的特别法庭。

双语例句

• All state legislatures serve the same purpose to represent the citizens of the state in making laws concerning state issues.
  所有州的立法机构都服务于共同的目的，代表本州公民制定关于本州事务的法律。
• Under this system the leading families of the colonial period evolved into units with more substantial social power than legislatures.
  在这个制度下，殖民地时期的名门望族发展成一种较立法机构更为重要的社会力量。
• Then a number of partially self-governing communities, some British in origin and some not, with elected legislatures and an appointed executive, such as malta, jamaica, the bahamas, and bermuda.
  再往后是几个部分自治的共同体，从起源来讲有些是英国人的，有些不是，它们既有推选的立法机关，又有任命的行政机关，如马耳他、牙买加、巴哈马和百慕大。
• Thirty-eight of the fifty state legislatures were required to approve the amendment.
  美国五十个州里面有三十八个州的立法机关都要求批准这项修正案。
• Despite its recent setbacks, the voucher movement is gaining ground in state legislatures and some state courts.
  虽然最近遭遇了挫折，但教育券运动正在各州立法机构和一些州法院赢得支持。
• Across the country, we're partnering with mayors, governors and state legislatures on issues from homelessness to marriage equality.
  在全国范围内，我们正在与市长、州长和州议员合作解决从无家可归到婚姻平等的问题。
• For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
  他终止我们立法机构行使权力，宣称他们自己拥有在任何情况下为我们制定法律的权力。
• The committee appearance is highly important because congressional committees are virtually little legislatures.
  出席委员会作证非常重要，因为国会实际上是小型的立法机关。
• The legislatures, militaries and government departments of the two countries have also engaged in productive exchanges and cooperation on issues of mutual interest.
  两国议会、军队和政府各部门之间也就共同关心的问题开展着富有成效的交流与合作。
• He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislatures.
  他在和平时期，未经我们立法机构同意，就在我们中间维持其常备军。