Synonyms of legislatures

legislatures

noun

plural of legislature

as in parliaments

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

Related Words

• parliaments
• houses
• congresses
• legislatives
• diets
• assemblies
• councils
• chambers
• legislative assemblies
• general assemblies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legislatures

Their party is on track to win a majority of governorships and expand its reach in state legislatures from Wisconsin to North Carolina. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

The ballot measures provide a political undercard for a high-profile midterm election that will determine which party controls Congress, state legislatures and gubernatorial offices in many states. — David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Democrats also won or retained full control of both chambers of the legislatures in Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania and kept the governor's office for trifectas in all three. — Scott Bauer, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2026

There are so many races, from elections for governor and senator to the House and state legislatures. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Like several other legislatures across the country, Idaho has tried to enact laws that eliminate the need to change the clocks. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

The race is among the seats targeted by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which wades into races nationwide to try and elect Democrats to state legislatures. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

With Congress doing little to regulate AI, state legislatures are packed with efforts to wield state consumer protection laws to make AI use more transparent and rein in chatbots and rogue AI frontier models. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Which state legislatures and governors’ mansions will change hands? — Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026