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 Redistricting left Ogles in largely unfamiliar territory, after the GOP legislature redrew his district to pull in parts of the old 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th districts. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 McGee dropped out of the process before confirmation hearings began, and LeVota ultimately won the interim executive role over former Legislator Dan Tarwater by a 5-4 vote of the legislature. — Ilana Arougheti updated August 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 The Illinois legislature authorized subsidies for geothermal pilot projects last fall. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them. — Riley Gaines Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legislature
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  1. legislative
  2. parliament
  3. house
  4. congress
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  • 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
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  • Sumar's Nahuel González, one of the parliament members who authored the motion, accused Morocco of using migration flows for political ends.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • On Tuesday, the ruling Liberal Democratic party advanced the bill through key committees, with Nikkei reporting Takaichi wants cabinet approval by this month, and for the bill to be tabled in parliament in the autumn.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parliament
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  • By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Games such as pickleball and activities like walking groups get people out of the house, combat isolation and keep both the body and mind engaged, O’Sullivan explained.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
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  • 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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