Thesaurus results for LEGISLATIVE

legislative

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Definition of legislative

as in legislature

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Recent Examples of legislative Christopher Walters, deputy executive counsel with the Landry administration, said at a May legislative hearing that the state has identified about 390 prisoners who might be eligible to be paroled and deported. — ProPublica, 24 Nov. 2025 Latest Indiana legislative updates This story may be updated with additional reporting. — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly. — Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for legislative

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The June 7th parliamentary election was about far more than the composition of that country’s legislature.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Nearby, the historic Walloomsac Inn, long-ago used by Vermont's pre-statehood legislature, is being reimagined by Litchfield, Connecticut, hospitality business Place in Mind.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

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Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Unfortunately, the diet of these beneficials is not limited to the pests in our ‘bad’ column but includes butterflies, bees and spiders.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026