How to Use legislature in a Sentence

legislature

noun
Definition of legislaturenext
Synonyms for legislaturenext
  • Each state has its own legislature.
  • Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts.
  • The legislature changed the law in the late 1960s to make it the second Monday in August.
    — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The state legislature moved quickly to pass a bill to block the ban.
    — Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
  • Thanks to Walz and Democrats in the state legislature, Minnesotans are fleeing the state in droves.
    — Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The fight for cityhood has gained traction over the years but has been shot down in the legislature.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The measure was placed on the ballot by the state legislature — the first time this has happened in the country.
    — Matt Vasilogambros, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Yet the State legislature over the past eight years has done the opposite.
    — Elizabeth Neumann, ABC News, 10 May 2023
  • In a letter to the board ahead of its Sept. 20 vote, Carr said the state legislature hadn't legally authorized the board to pass the rule.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Democrats were on track to take control of both chambers of the legislature as well.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The rule does not carry the same weight as laws passed by Congress or state legislatures.
    — David Hamilton, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Sanchez will propose the Protect Girls’ Sports Act to the state legislature.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Act passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature on Jan. 10.
    — CBS News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The typical deadline for the legislature to pass a new state budget is June 30, the end of the state’s fiscal year.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Once passed in the budget, the pay raises still had to be approved by a committee in the legislature.
    — The Editors, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the speech during the filibuster must be connected to the bill the legislature is trying to pass.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 11 May 2023
  • The legislature never dealt with how to pay for the teachers’ union nirvana.
    — Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In past years, gun rights took center stage in the Kentucky legislature.
    — Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
  • From there, state legislatures of three-fourths of the nation’s 50 states would have to ratify the amendment.
    — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The bill passed the state legislature, but rideshare giants Uber and Lyft threatened to reduce their presence in the state because of it.
    — Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The law had been passed by a legislature under full GOP control.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This issue will again come to a head soon, when the Israeli legislature votes on next year’s budget.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The change would require action from the state legislature.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There is no conceivable way for the people of Wisconsin to put Democrats in charge of the legislature.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Gutierrez spent 14 years in the legislature, most of that time in leadership roles.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • The legislature passed an anti-price gouging bill in 2020, in the early days of the pandemic.
    — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
  • DeMarco went on to call for Orenstein to resign or for the state legislature to impeach the judge.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • And recent efforts to increase the penalties have been killed by the state legislature.
    — Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The statement was signed by 21 members of the Montana state legislature.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The proposal still needs to be approved by the legislature and governor to take effect, per state administrative rules.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025

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