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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Now the federal government has launched a voucher program by making an end run around state legislatures.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The majority Black congressional district was redrawn by the state legislature in May to favor Republicans in November's midterm elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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Participants were randomly assigned to either the MIND diet or a control diet, both with mild caloric restriction, for three years.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Dogs with milder, more chronic forms of pancreatitis are typically managed by feeding them a diet that is low in fat, although Cridge said that many of these dogs still have recurrent problems.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026