legislative department

legislative department
One of the three main departments of government, the other two being the executive and judicial departments. Under the principle of the separation of governmental powers, the legislative power of the state is vested in the state legislature and that of the Federal Government is vested in Congress.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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