Thesaurus results for LEGISLATURE

legislature

noun

Definition of legislature

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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 His seat had been a target of Democrats seeking to redistrict Maryland, but the effort failed in the state legislature. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026 Talarico’s success so far can partly be chalked up to voters’ apprehensions toward Paxton, who faced questions in his past over corruption, including being impeached by his own party in the Texas legislature. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 At the ballot box, voters have overwhelmingly rejected major pieces of the party’s agenda, including an effort to weaken their power to bypass the legislature by amending the constitution or putting laws passed by lawmakers to a statewide vote. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026 Democrats currently hold majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control the governor’s office. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legislature

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The political broker wanted former lawmaker Kim Young-sun to be the conservative People Power Party candidate in the 2022 legislative by-election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Unfortunately, for the last 50 years, the balance of power that our founders envisioned between the executive and legislative branches of government has been shifting towards the executive and away from the legislative.

— Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

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The resolution was introduced after revelations about Cornell’s handling of Jane Doe’s allegations that she was raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
While Cam Bates returned a punt to the house against Memphis, Broncos returners have also muffed several punts this season.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026

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One of the suspects, Julian Gallo, served as a senator for eight years after the rebel group made a peace deal with Colombia’s government that gave its leadership 10 seats in Colombia’s congress.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Investors in FFE would not have a seat on FIFA’s Council or be able to vote in FIFA’s congress.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 July 2026

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