An elected body that makes law, the legislative branch of Montesquieu's separation of powers. Belongs here: the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the European Parliament. Does not belong here: a specific party's caucus or delegation within a legislature, which remains a political-party entity, or the legislature's own enacted output, which is document content.
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Established in 930, it is the oldest legislature in the world.
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