All 3 Uses of
legislature
in
Gulliver's Travels
- I described that extraordinary care always taken of their education in arts and arms, to qualify them for being counsellors both to the king and kingdom; to have a share in the legislature; to be members of the highest court of judicature, whence there can be no appeal; and to be champions always ready for the defence of their prince and country, by their valour, conduct, and fidelity.†
Chpt 2
- And that these two bodies made up the most august assembly in Europe; to whom, in conjunction with the prince, the whole legislature is committed.†
Chpt 2 *
- …me into his hands, and stroking me gently, delivered himself in these words, which I shall never forget, nor the manner he spoke them in: "My little friend Grildrig, you have made a most admirable panegyric upon your country; you have clearly proved, that ignorance, idleness, and vice, are the proper ingredients for qualifying a legislator; that laws are best explained, interpreted, and applied, by those whose interest and abilities lie in perverting, confounding, and eluding them.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(legislature) a group made up of government representatives (usually elected) that has the power to create laws