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re persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or bussiness is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together. Commitee of the whole [house], a committee, embracing all the members present, into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves its…

f the fundamental tone, with its third and fifth. -- Common council, the representative (legislative) body, or the lower branch of the representative body, of a city or other munisipal corporation. -- Common crier, the crier of a town or city. -- Common divisor (Math.), a number or quantity that divides two or more…

and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation.

One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative. The electors in the district of a representative in Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are termed his constituents. Abbot. To appeal from the representatives to the constituents…

dience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.

in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coördination of the executive, the legislative, and the judicial authority in forming a government; the act of regulating and combining so as to produce harmonious results; harmonious adjustment; as, a coördination of functions. "Coördination of muscular movement b…

The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council. An old lord of the council rated me the other day. Shak.

power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.

sion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.

A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521.

nto two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.

The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.

establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.

The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

and (Penmanship), a fair, round style of writing suitable for engrossing legal documents, legislative bills, etc.

That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.

led also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc. Bless you, good father friar ! Shak.

To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill. Burrill.

The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.