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title: legislature — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «legislature» in the school dictionary: A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# legislature

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**Who acts:** legislature, elected people, US state, Scottish Parliament, bill · **What happens:** be, elect, make, vote, have, debate · **To what, where:** group, laws, new law, own legislature, legislature, Members

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«legislature» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [legislature in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/legislature.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:m1:1
# text = A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	Congress	Congress	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a legislature | the group |  |  |  | of elected people | tree rules |
| 2 | **elect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | elected people | the laws of a country or state and a parliament or a state assembly |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The legislature voted on the new law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x1:1
# text = The legislature voted on the new law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | the legislature |  |  | the new law |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Each US state has its own legislature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x2:1
# text = Each US state has its own legislature.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each US state | state's own legislature |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legislature=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Scottish Parliament is a legislature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x3:1
# text = The Scottish Parliament is a legislature.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Scottish Parliament | a legislature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Members of the legislature are elected.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x4:1
# text = Members of the legislature are elected.
1	Members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | present · passive |  | Members of the legislature |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The legislature debated school funding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x5:1
# text = The legislature debated school funding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	debated	debate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	funding	funding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **debate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A bill must pass the legislature to become law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legislature:x6:1
# text = A bill must pass the legislature to become law.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	legislature	legislature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | must | a bill | the legislature |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme legislature=Trajectory |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | a bill *not said here* | law |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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