Thesaurus results for LEGISLATURE

legislature

noun

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 response to the shooting, Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee asked the legislature to expand a gun-control measure that was already failing domestic violence victims. —

Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025 Arizona Republicans expanded their legislative majority in the 2022 midterm elections, despite Democratic efforts to flip the legislature. —

Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2025 State Senator Kelly Hancock, who sponsored the state’s 2017 autonomous-driving legislation, said the legislature wanted to promote the industry’s growth in a competitive marketplace and avoid barriers to entry. —

Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 In addition to Alabama and, now, Louisiana, nitrogen gas executions have also been approved by legislatures in Mississippi and Oklahoma, while Ohio and Nebraska positioned themselves to follow suit after Smith was put to death. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for legislature

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Noun

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
As Abbott did Texas, Governor Lee then engaged a number of state legislatives races during the 2024 cycle in order to help candidates who support school choice beat those who oppose it.

— Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025