Legislature

The institution that makes laws. In the UK, the legislature is Parliament.

The institution responsible for making laws. The UK’s national legislature is Parliament.

The legislature makes laws: this is Parliament. The judiciary interprets and applies the law: these are the judges and courts. Citizens, political parties, the monarch, the police and the Civil Service also have important roles.

A body that debates and makes laws and examines the work of government.

Distinguish the elected legislature from the government: the Scottish Parliament is not the same institution as the Scottish Government.

Distinguish a legislature, which makes laws, from a government, which develops policy and runs services.

Distinguish government from Parliament: the executive runs the country and implements policies; the legislature makes laws and scrutinises government.

A body that debates and makes laws, such as the Scottish Parliament.

The lawmaking branch of the state. In the UK, Parliament is the legislature and also scrutinises the executive.

The institution that debates, makes and changes laws. The UK legislature is Parliament.

The legislature is the law-making institution. In the UK, this is Parliament, which constitutionally consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the monarch. Its two chambers debate proposed laws, make changes and scrutinise government actions.

An elected body with the authority to debate and pass laws, such as the Scottish Parliament.

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