Both Uses of
legislature
in
The Sunlight Dialogues
- "A legislator for humanity," Miss Octave said happily, a little like a tyrant.†
Chpt 1 *legislator = an elected government representative who (with fellow representatives) has the power to create laws
- It was once a fact of life in our society, that the decision-making forces in the community were in general people of the church—I don't mean just legislators and judges and the like, I mean decision-making forces on every level.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
a group made up of government representatives (usually elected) that has the power to create laws