Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of legislatures Steyer ran as the ultimate embodiment of the long-running strategy promoted by the Rockefeller family and fellow billionaire interests to weaponize courts, legislatures, and public opinion against American oil and gas producers. —

David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Courts are always more conservative than legislatures, usually. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Howard said at least 40 legislatures have signed on to the statement from both sides of the aisle. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Republican legislatures and Democratic legislatures alike are increasingly treating district maps as political weapons that can be redrawn whenever circumstances change. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026 Texas Legislative Districts The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to get Democrats elected to state legislatures across the country, is targeting 15 seats in Texas, 12 of which are held by Republicans. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 Advertisement To be sure, Republicans still hold the upper hand in state legislatures. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026 Ir remains to be seen, though, how many legislatures will follow, and whether the outburst of mid-decade redistricting will extend down to county commissions, city councils and school boards that make myriad decisions affecting people's lives. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 The 24th District is also one of the few remaining Black majority districts in the South after Republican state legislatures have aggressively pursued new voting maps after the Supreme Court altered its interpretation of the federal Voting Rights Act. —

Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

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Noun

The country elected its first female prime minister just last year, and women currently make up less than 15% of the House of Representatives, according to IPU Parline, which tracks global data on national parliaments.

— Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The elections saw Labour lose 1,498 councillors in England and lose control of both the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, prompting immediate demands for change in Downing Street.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 12 May 2026