legislature

noun | \ ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-chər, -ˌchu̇r \ | leg·is·la·ture

1. : a body of persons having the power to legislate; specifically : an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit (as a nation or state) — compare executive, judiciary : an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit (as a nation or state) — compare executive, judiciary