as in legislative
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 legislature
In an interview before her announcement, Bird highlighted her experience in the legislature passing laws to fully fund public schools for the first time in a decade, to ease new construction by reforming construction liability regulations, and to create new tax credits for higher education.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
At the same time, Mr. DeSantis and his allies in the state legislature restricted how race, gender, sexuality and American history could be talked about in public schools.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Thankfully, legislators in the Illinois legislature are working hard to phase out polystyrene foam, one of the worst kinds of single-use plastic.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Seriously, perhaps a future legislature will heed the example of Calgary, Alberta, which after a disastrous rise in cavities following elimination of water fluoridation, reversed course about a decade later.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
At the same time, Mr. DeSantis and his allies in the state legislature restricted how race, gender, sexuality and American history could be talked about in public schools.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Thankfully, legislators in the Illinois legislature are working hard to phase out polystyrene foam, one of the worst kinds of single-use plastic.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Seriously, perhaps a future legislature will heed the example of Calgary, Alberta, which after a disastrous rise in cavities following elimination of water fluoridation, reversed course about a decade later.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislature
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With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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This column is about one important concept: that our system of government is made up of three equal parts: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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But rising discontent among underprivileged castes boosted opposition parties during the 2024 national election, which delivered a shock result: although Modi won a third term, the BJP failed to win a majority in parliament, diminishing their power.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Aaron Chow / Getty Images Charles, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, is also due to attend Canada’s state opening of parliament on May 27, the first time a British monarch has attended the event in Ottawa since 1977.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 May 2025
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For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Sephora is here to help, thanks to its house collection mineral sunscreen, which is 60 percent off right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The Paraguayan made the proposal at his own congress in April to expand the 2030 edition of the tournament to 64 teams.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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What To Know In remarks on Saturday during a video appearance at a congress in Florence for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party, Musk expressed hope for the Trump administration to ease tariffs against Europe, which faces a 20 percent generic tariff.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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