a democratically elected legislature
民主选举产生的立法机关
the national/state legislature
国家╱州立法机构
1.立法机关,立法部,议会;〈美〉(特指)州议会
1.a group of people who are elected to create laws in a particular area, especially a U.S. state
2.the legislative branch of government
1.There is talk, too, of restoring power and credibility to the legislature, the heart of any representative democracy.
立法机关是各种形式代议制民主的核心，恢复其权利及信誉的呼声也已有之。
2.Mr. McElroy said he saw a document at the state legislature that mentioned an opportunity for the president to meet the aliens.
麦克尔罗伊称，他在州议会曾看过一份档案，其中提到艾森豪威尔受邀与外星人见面。
3.This rule applies to any group that spends more than $500 in any given month trying to influence the legislature.
这项规定适用于任何在任一指定月份花费500美元以上以试图影响立法的团体。
4.China's legislature in the form of relatives did not set up the system of parental authority.
我国的亲属立法在形式上未设立亲权制度。
5.The party has also urged that the city's legislature vote to strip him from his mayoral post.
中共山西省委还督促市人大投票解除他的市长职务。
6.The business to be considered or done by a legislature or other body on a particular day. Often used in the plural.
议事日程，工作日程：议会或其他机构在特定的一天内考虑或完成的事务。通常用复数形式。
7.Its loss, if the legislature allows it, would make California the only state not to offer such a programme.
这个项目的消失，如果立法机构允许，会使加州成为唯一一个不提供这一项目的州。
8.Meanwhile, the state legislature and the general public have no idea how much land is being saved or even where it is.
与此同时，有多少土地保护起来了，州立法机构和普通百姓不清楚，甚至这些保护区在哪里也一无所知。
9.The next president will have to deal with a pided legislature and a politicized media.
下一任总统将不得不处理分裂的立委和政治化的媒体。
10.A measure referred to voters by a state legislature proposing that specific legislation be approved or rejected is a referendum.
是指通过州立法机关建议具体立法得到批准或否决而进行的选民投票，称为“全民投票”。