legislative+body
41body — I. noun (plural bodies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse Date: before 12th century 1. a. the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head ; trunk b. the …
42legislative — [[t]le̱ʤɪslətɪv, AM leɪ [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Legislative means involving or relating to the process of making and passing laws. [FORMAL] Today s hearing was just the first step in the legislative process. ...the country s highest legislative body …
43legislative — [ˈledʒɪslətɪv] adj 1) relating to laws or to the process of creating new laws the legislative power of the upper house[/ex] 2) used for talking about groups of people who have the power to create new laws a legislative body[/ex] …
44legislative districting — The apportionment or division of a legislative body into territorial districts. See apportionment legislative apportionment reapportionment …
45legislative districting — The apportionment or division of a legislative body into territorial districts. See apportionment legislative apportionment reapportionment …
46legislative jurisdiction — The sphere of authority of a legislative body to enact laws and to conduct all business incidental to its law making function. Art. I of U.S. Constitution …
47legislative officer — A member of the legislative body or department of a state or municipal corporation. One of those whose duties relate mainly to the enactment of laws, such as members of congress and of the several state legislatures. These officers are confined… …
48legislative jurisdiction — The sphere of authority of a legislative body to enact laws and to conduct all business incidental to its law making function. Art. I of U.S. Constitution …
49legislative officer — A member of the legislative body or department of a state or municipal corporation. One of those whose duties relate mainly to the enactment of laws, such as members of congress and of the several state legislatures. These officers are confined… …
50Legislative Assembly — A legislative body provided by Congress for the District of Columbia which ceased to exist on the adoption of the Temporary Organic Act of June 20, 1874, followed by the Organic Act of June 11, 1878. 24 Am J2d DC § 3. The lower house of the… …
