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legislature

noun

Definition of legislaturenext
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 Eleven regions will choose governors and 39 will elect members of regional legislatures. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 After Adam’s Law cleared the California legislature and headed to Newsom’s desk, O’Leary praised the effort. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2025, the actress celebrated the expansion of the United States of Readers classroom reading program in Pennsylvania with students and members of the state legislature, including Ralph’s husband, senator Vincent Hughes. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 But, of course, an airport carries fewer negative connotations than Tennessee’s eternally controversial state legislature. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legislature
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
  1. legislative
  2. parliament
  3. house
  4. congress
Noun
  • The political broker wanted former lawmaker Kim Young-sun to be the conservative People Power Party candidate in the 2022 legislative by-election.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of legislative
Noun
  • The governing coalition has only a 12-seat majority in the 630-seat Bundestag, the national parliament's lower house.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of parliament
Noun
  • The real Johnny Drama stayed at your house for months, and one of the others drove your kids to school.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First ring, first row of the Koch Theater is widely considered to have the best seats in the house.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Advertisement Investors in FFE would not have a seat on FIFA’s Council or be able to vote in FIFA’s congress.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 July 2026
  • The move was announced in a statement Tuesday by Nicaragua's congress, which is firmly in the hands of Ortega and his wife and co-President Rosario Murillo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of congress

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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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