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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
The legislature did its part, as did the courts, in a marker of how democracy is supposed to work.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
But the legislature has no mechanism for reviewing or acting on the audits.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The House would need to pass the bill before the legislature adjourns at the end of February.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In what may have been a calculated measure to maintain pressure on the Illinois legislature, the team’s statement stopped short of fully committing to a move to Indiana, but the framework has been put in place in the neighboring state to the east.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
But the legislature has no mechanism for reviewing or acting on the audits.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The House would need to pass the bill before the legislature adjourns at the end of February.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In what may have been a calculated measure to maintain pressure on the Illinois legislature, the team’s statement stopped short of fully committing to a move to Indiana, but the framework has been put in place in the neighboring state to the east.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 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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Although Modi declined due to prior commitments, Om Birla, speaker of India’s lower house of parliament, is expected to attend.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Feb. 2026
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The new measures will be introduced as an amendment to existing crime and child-protection legislation being considered by parliament.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Without my father’s booming presence, our house was strangely quiet.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many public spaces within the Mountain House have ADA-compliant routes to enter, exit, and move around the house freely.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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