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

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

When state legislatures draw congressional districts to deliberately favor one side or another, meaningful political competition moves to primary elections, in which relatively few voters participate. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Around the country, state legislatures from both parties have used preemption laws to control local governments. — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2026

This attention, within AI companies and legislatures, is important and urgent. — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

In Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina, top Democrats fought the program but were overridden by Republican legislatures. — Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

The States Project, an organization focused on electing Democrats to state legislatures, has raised more than $100 million this cycle. — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026

Separately, in 2023, more than 45 bills meant to restrict or ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education were introduced in state legislatures. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026