as in legislative
a group of people with the power to make or change laws
Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts. Each state has its own legislature. state legislatures
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Recent Examples of legislature
Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, told reporters that’s to be expected in a part-time legislature, but Champion’s ties warrant greater scrutiny.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Libby represents 9,000 constituents in Maine's 90th district and has not been able to speak or vote on their behalf in the state legislature for 62 days.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In-state tuition waivers for undocumented students are set to end July 1, part of a sweeping immigration bill passed in the Florida legislature.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Libby represents 9,000 constituents in Maine's 90th district and has not been able to speak or vote on their behalf in the state legislature for 62 days.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In-state tuition waivers for undocumented students are set to end July 1, part of a sweeping immigration bill passed in the Florida legislature.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
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With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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This column is about one important concept: that our system of government is made up of three equal parts: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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This course has the approval of the entire parliament: parties left, right, and center.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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Lebanon's political system is based on sect, mandating that the president be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament a Shiite Muslim.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The home was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique house listings all over the country, and people were … well … impressed?—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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According to research from a study published in Environmental Research and presented at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, living in a walkable neighborhood will do the trick.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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As this congress made clear, Xi wants to demonstrate that the CCP under his leadership has both the audacity and the capacity to translate this bold new vision into reality.—
Kevin Rudd,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Nov. 2022
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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