Editing Legislature (section)

== Terminology ==
[[File:Legislature terminology.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|Map showing the terminology for each country's national legislature in English<br/>{{legend|#c0c0c0ff|None}}
{{legend|#b5e61dff|National assembly}}
{{legend|#3f48ccff|Parliament}}
{{legend|#ed1c24ff|Congress}}
{{legend|#ffaec9ff|Legislative council/assembly}}
{{legend|#a349a4ff|National/supreme council}}
{{legend|#b97a57ff|House of representatives}}
{{legend|#000000ff|Other}}]]
The name used to refer to a legislative body varies by country. 

Common names include:

* [[legislative assembly|Assembly]] (from Old French {{lang|fr|asemblee}}, cf. assemble)
* [[Congress]] (from Latin {{lang|la|congressum}}, "having gone together")
* [[legislative council|Council]] (from Latin {{lang|la|concilium}}, "calling out with, uniting")
* [[Diet (assembly)|Diet]] (from Ancient Greek {{Lang|grc-latn|díaita}}, "lifestyle, discussion, decision")
* [[The Estates|Estates]] or States (from Old French {{lang|fr|estat}}, "condition, state, the state")
* [[Parliament]] (from Old French {{lang|fr|parlement}}, "talking") [[File:Palazzo Madama (Roma).jpg|thumb|The [[Palazzo Madama, Rome|Palazzo Madama]] is the seat of the upper house of the [[Italian Parliament]], the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]].]]

By names:
* [[Chamber of Deputies]]
* [[Chamber of Representatives (disambiguation)|Chamber of Representatives]]
* [[House of Assembly]]
* [[House of Chiefs]]
* [[House of Representatives]]
* [[Legislative assembly]]
* [[Legislative council]]
* [[National Assembly]]
* [[Senate]]

By languages:
* [[Cortes (disambiguation)#Institutions|Cortes]] (from Spanish {{lang|es|cortes}}, "courts")
* [[Duma]] (from Russian {{lang|ru-latn|dúma}}, "thought")
* [[Knesset]] (from Hebrew {{lang|he-latn|k'néset}}, "meeting")
* [[Majlis]] (from Arabic {{lang|ar-latn|majlis}}, "sitting room")
* [[Oireachtas]] (From Irish ''airecht/oireacht'', "deliberative assembly of freemen")
* [[Rada]] (from Polish {{lang|pl|rada}}, "'advice, decision")
* [[Reichstag (disambiguation)|Reichstag]] (from German {{lang|de|Reichstag}}, "assembly of the empire")
** [[Landtag]] (from German {{lang|de|Landtag}}, "assembly of the country")
* [[Sansad (disambiguation)|Sansad]] (from Sanskrit {{lang|sa-latn|saṃsada}}, "assembly")  
* [[Sejm]] (from Polish {{lang|pl|sejm}}, "take with, assembly")
* [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]] (from Russian {{lang|ru-latn|sovét}}, "council")
* [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]] (from Proto-Germanic ''*þingą'', "meeting, matter discussed at a meeting")
** [[Husting]] (from Old Norse {{lang|non|húsþing}}, "house meeting")
* [[Veche]] (from Old East Slavic {{lang|orv|věče}}, "council, agreement")

Though the specific roles for each legislature differ by location, they all aim to serve the same purpose of appointing officials to represent their citizens to determine appropriate [[list of legislatures by country|legislation for the country.]]