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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
Since the proposal is a ballot measure, the billionaire tax would bypass the governor and legislature.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Colorado legislature has flirted with the idea of a public option.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, the Indiana legislature met in early December to take up redistricting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, the legislature in Idaho, which already had some of the most robust opt-out policies in the nation, passed its own Medical Freedom Act.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Colorado legislature has flirted with the idea of a public option.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, the Indiana legislature met in early December to take up redistricting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, the legislature in Idaho, which already had some of the most robust opt-out policies in the nation, passed its own Medical Freedom Act.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
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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,
ProPublica,
24 Nov. 2025
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With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly.—
Eleanor McCrary,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Presidential downfall Legislators swiftly overturned the president’s martial law decree after fighting their way past armed soldiers into parliament.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Spokesperson of the ruling Democratic Party Kim Hyun-jung said Trump was likely referring to the Special Act on Strategic Investment Management between Korea and the United States, according to a Google translation of the statement in Korean, submitted to the country’s parliament last November.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire broke out in the predawn hours Tuesday in a large house in the 11300 block of South Forest Avenue.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That contrasts with traditional bespoke or site-built houses, put up mostly on the property.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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During the congress, Kim would likely strengthen a policy of cooperation with Russia, China and other nations to bring out gradual economic developments, Kwak said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Doctors raised these concerns at the annual congress of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), which was held in Milan in May 2025.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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