as in legislative
a group of people with the power to make or change laws
Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts. Each state has its own legislature. state legislatures
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Recent Examples of legislature
By state law, the legislature is supposed to fund 92% of those excess costs, but since 2011, the legislature has not appropriated enough to reach that mark.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, from a famously laissez-faire state, has announced his support for legislation moving through Florida’s legislature to protect consumers from rising electricity prices resulting from new data centers.
—Karen Kornbluh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Advertisement Before joining the state legislature, Rabb, 56, taught social entrepreneurship at Temple University's Business School and prior to that worked as a legislative aide in the Clinton Administration focusing on small businesses.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 20 May 2026
Short of a governor’s call, the legislature can gather for a special session only if two-thirds of both the House and Senate support it.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, from a famously laissez-faire state, has announced his support for legislation moving through Florida’s legislature to protect consumers from rising electricity prices resulting from new data centers.
—Karen Kornbluh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Advertisement Before joining the state legislature, Rabb, 56, taught social entrepreneurship at Temple University's Business School and prior to that worked as a legislative aide in the Clinton Administration focusing on small businesses.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 20 May 2026
Short of a governor’s call, the legislature can gather for a special session only if two-thirds of both the House and Senate support it.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
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Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.—
Jeff Horseman,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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State lawmakers typically meet every 10 years after the census to draw state legislative, board of education and congressional districts.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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And whoever leads the party with the most seats in parliament, which will be Labour at least until there's another general election, will be the prime minister.—
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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In 1980, the Israeli parliament passed a law declaring a unified Jerusalem as the nation's capital.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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The rooms True to the hotel’s overall vibe, the rooms’ midcentury design is beach house meets cosmopolitan chic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The house is around two miles from the Islamic Center, which is in the Clairemont Mesa neighborhood.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In a special vote Saturday, the state's local congress appointed as interim governor Yeraldine Bonilla Valverde, an ally of Rocha who previously served as the state's secretary of government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Polls show that Peruvians overwhelmingly want fresh blood in their politics, meaning candidates without links to the current congress.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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