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
In the legislature, Newman chaired the Senate Education Committee.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Parliamentary systems have a check on an out-of-control executive when the electorate is closely divided; changing a few votes in the legislature can force an early election and bring down the government.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Dumont laid out a vision of building large-scale destination resorts in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, contingent upon getting the Texas state legislature to approve gambling in the state.
—C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
As chief, Flores said he’s been most proud of lobbying the state legislature for $5 million to build a new police building and increased funding for mental health services.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Parliamentary systems have a check on an out-of-control executive when the electorate is closely divided; changing a few votes in the legislature can force an early election and bring down the government.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Dumont laid out a vision of building large-scale destination resorts in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, contingent upon getting the Texas state legislature to approve gambling in the state.
—C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
As chief, Flores said he’s been most proud of lobbying the state legislature for $5 million to build a new police building and increased funding for mental health services.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 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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In January, the parliament adopted a new contentious electoral code allowing military personnel to run in elections.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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The former teacher who became a member of the Gambian parliament as part of Jammeh’s political party said Correa used a stick to beat him.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
11 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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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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In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, should hold a congress and decide to disband.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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