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In addition to the presidential race, Michigan voters are casting votes to fill an open U.S. Senate seat and weighing in on congressional, state legislative, Michigan Supreme Court and university board races, as well as local offices and proposals.
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Congressional investigations led by Grassley uncovered multiple issues including UACs being released to MS-13 gang members and alleged traffickers, prompting him to file criminal complaints and Senate Republicans to propose legislatives solutions.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Sep. 2024
Unlike the two political branches of government, the executive and the legislative, which are always in the public eye, from president to governor to mayor (and somewhat less from the Congress to the Legislature to the City Council) the third branch, the judiciary, usually is in the background.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
First, the founders of our country designed the government with three separate co-equal branches: the legislative to make the laws, the executive to carry them out, and the judiciary to resolve cases, including those involving the constitutionality and legality of the actions of other branches.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Congressional investigations led by Grassley uncovered multiple issues including UACs being released to MS-13 gang members and alleged traffickers, prompting him to file criminal complaints and Senate Republicans to propose legislatives solutions.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Sep. 2024
Unlike the two political branches of government, the executive and the legislative, which are always in the public eye, from president to governor to mayor (and somewhat less from the Congress to the Legislature to the City Council) the third branch, the judiciary, usually is in the background.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
First, the founders of our country designed the government with three separate co-equal branches: the legislative to make the laws, the executive to carry them out, and the judiciary to resolve cases, including those involving the constitutionality and legality of the actions of other branches.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislative
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Delegitimizing the judiciary, the last constitutional brake when the legislature is co-opted and feckless?—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Civil rights advocates who oppose a pair of bills in the Texas legislature meant to protect law enforcement officers from unsubstantiated complaints of misconduct say the bills would also stymie efforts for transparency.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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Keeping a full liquid diet can prevent choking and aspiration, the accidental inhalation of food or liquid into the lungs.53 A full liquid diet may be used for other purposes, such as weight loss.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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Changing habits such as stopping tobacco use, staying at a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables, avoiding alcohol and protecting skin can all reduce risk of cancer.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Legislative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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