legislative council

noun

variants often Legislative Council

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

The program would have to be created no later than Jan. 1, 2027, and would have to submit a report to the legislative council no later than Nov. 1, 2026. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

The Hong Kong legislative council did not respond to a request for comment from CNBC. - CNBC's Ryan Browne contributed to this report. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025

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

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