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
Now Minnesota wants in, and at least nine more state legislatures (including Massachusetts) have similar bills in the queue.
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Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Any increases beyond that would be up to future legislatures.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The threat of irreparable harm is the standard legislatures apply to determine whether to regulate a profession or trade.
—Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
At least five state legislatures are actively reviewing bills to crack down on ghost job ads, marking this year’s latest employment law trend.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The boycott comes as civil rights activists have mobilized across the South to protest redistricting plans by Republican state legislatures that eliminate majority-Black congressional districts after the high court's ruling.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Many legal experts see this change as a threat to representation of racial minorities and an incentive for more partisan gerrymandering at all levels of government - including state legislatures, county commissions and school districts.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
The court's ruling also applies to state legislatures, county commissions, city councils and local school boards.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Any increases beyond that would be up to future legislatures.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The threat of irreparable harm is the standard legislatures apply to determine whether to regulate a profession or trade.
—Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
At least five state legislatures are actively reviewing bills to crack down on ghost job ads, marking this year’s latest employment law trend.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The boycott comes as civil rights activists have mobilized across the South to protest redistricting plans by Republican state legislatures that eliminate majority-Black congressional districts after the high court's ruling.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Many legal experts see this change as a threat to representation of racial minorities and an incentive for more partisan gerrymandering at all levels of government - including state legislatures, county commissions and school districts.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 18 May 2026
The court's ruling also applies to state legislatures, county commissions, city councils and local school boards.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislatures
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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
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Thursday’s municipal elections marked the biggest political test for Starmer since Labour’s landslide victory in the 2024 General Election, with roughly 5,000 seats contested across 136 councils in England, in addition to six mayoral races and elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Another rescuer in Namhkam, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said about 40 people were killed and more than 100 houses near the blast site were damaged.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Based in New Orleans and Paris, Eloueini Architecture is celebrated for designing houses that fold, twist, stagger and float with a restless energy that belies the simplicity of their forms.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Legislatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislatures. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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