legislature
noun
, British often ˈle-jə-slə-chə\
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House Bill 2 was the Republican legislature's law that required people in government buildings to use the bathroom that matches their birth certificate. — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, "Mayor Lyles defends pursuit of Republican convention to skeptical fellow Democrats," 11 July 2018 Texas took the case to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court said the district court should use the legislature's map as a starting point for redistricting. — Sarah Smith, star-telegram, "A Fort Worth state House district is racially gerrymandered, Supreme Court rules," 25 June 2018 But the Kentucky Education Association applauded the legislature's decisions to override Bevin's vetoes of House bills 200 and 366. — Holly Yan, CNN, "Here's what teachers accomplished with their protests this year," 29 May 2018 In Brussels, the leader of the European Parliament, Tajani, initially hoped to hold a meeting with Zuckerberg at a private gathering of the body's Conference of Presidents, which includes the chiefs of the legislature's political groups. — Tony Romm, latimes.com, "Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to European lawmakers, and they slam him," 22 May 2018 Racher said the legislature's action was a thinly veiled attempt to thwart Toomey specifically. — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, "What Indiana officials want to keep secret about executions," 16 May 2018 Several state legislatures have tried to abandon the time change in recent years. — Megan Friedman, Country Living, "10 Things You Didn't Know About Daylight Saving Time," 6 Mar. 2019 In order for this to actually be put in place, California legislature has to now approve it by a two-thirds vote, and then Congress would have to allow the deviation. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "California moves toward permanent daylight saving time," 7 Nov. 2018 My plan was to be in the legislature as long as my constituents re-elected me. — Rory Taylor, Teen Vogue, "Lieutenant Governor-Elect of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan Becomes the Highest-Ranking Native Woman Elected to Executive Office in the United States," 3 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'legislature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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