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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 Connecticut legislature directed the Lamont administration to provide lawmakers with an update in early August, once all federal budget levels had been set.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The California legislature considered Red Robin in amending FEHA to prohibit discrimination based on religious dress and grooming practices.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Then the state’s independent commission was ordered to draw new congressional lines in 2023, before they were rejected by the state legislature, which drew its own map.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Things may change as a result of a bipartisan housing package just moving through the legislature right now.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The California legislature considered Red Robin in amending FEHA to prohibit discrimination based on religious dress and grooming practices.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Then the state’s independent commission was ordered to draw new congressional lines in 2023, before they were rejected by the state legislature, which drew its own map.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Things may change as a result of a bipartisan housing package just moving through the legislature right now.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
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Latest Indiana legislative updates This story may be updated with additional reporting.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
2 July 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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Iranian allegations that the IAEA served as an intelligence-gathering platform for Israel and the Iranian parliament’s subsequent approval of a bill suspending cooperation with the agency both suggest that the Islamic Republic is even less likely to abide by transparency measures going forward.—
Hasan T. Alhasan,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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After the Iranian parliament floated a plan to shut down the Strait of Hormuz in June following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, China spoke out against closing the critical oil transit route.—
Didi Tang,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The minority Liberal government could also try to pass back-to-work legislation, but that would require the support of political rivals and approval in both houses of parliament, which is on break until Sept. 15.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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Behind the scenes of the Laurel Libby censure The past controversy involving the Greely High School athlete had a wide-ranging ripple effect on the state's congress.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The time in Mexico when there was a congress with 315 [ruling-party] deputies and one independent?—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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