legislature
noun
leg·is·la·ture
ˈle-jə-ˌslā-chər 
also ˌle-jə-ˈslā-,
British often ˈle-jə-slə-chə
: a body of persons having the power to legislate
specifically
: an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit
Examples of legislature in a Sentence
Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts.
Each state has its own legislature.
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It was placed up there late on March 7 as the state legislature was wrapping up.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia — the deprivation of oxygen through the inhalation of nitrogen — was added as a method of execution by the Louisiana legislature in February 2024.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The agency’s equity policy was later codified into law in 2009 when the legislature passed the state’s first environmental justice law.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia — the deprivation of oxygen through the inhalation of nitrogen — was added as a method of execution by the Louisiana legislature in February 2024.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The agency’s equity policy was later codified into law in 2009 when the legislature passed the state’s first environmental justice law.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legislature
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislature. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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legislature
noun
leg·is·la·ture
ˈlej-ə-ˌslā-chər
: an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
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legislature
noun
leg·is·la·ture
ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-chər, -ˌchu̇r
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