legislative council

noun

often capitalized L&C

1

: a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study state problems and plan a legislative program

2

: a unicameral legislature (as in a British colony)

3

: the upper house of a British bicameral legislature

Examples of legislative council in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Holmberg served as a Republican North Dakota state senator from 1977 to 2022, representing Grand Forks, according to the state's legislative council. —Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025

The new legislative council would carry out its tasks until a new constitution is adopted. —Reuters, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025

For the last three years the industrialist has been serving as a member of the legislative council, overseeing the textiles and garment industry. —Denni Hu, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024

By the close of 2018, Abbas used his newfound powers to formally dissolve the PA’s (largely idle) legislative council. —Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for legislative council

• counsel

Legal Definition

legislative council

noun

often capitalized L&C

: a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study problems and plan a legislative program