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legislature
[ lej-is-ley-cher ]
noun
- a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
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Other Words From
- sub·legis·lature noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of legislature1
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Example Sentences
At the time (and until 1913), U.S. senators were not popularly elected but were selected by the state legislature.
Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.
I think he would have been happy with a Democratic legislature.
The politics look potentially most amenable in Pennsylvania, and even there a GOP legislature has to go along.
Nearly 900,000 with subsidized insurance, but a GOP governor and very GOP legislature.
He held various civil offices, was a justice of the peace about 60 years, and for many years a member of the state legislature.
Statute law or statutes mean the laws enacted by the state legislature and by the federal congress.
The Imperial Parliament will never concede that right, nor will any Legislature similarly constituted.
This higher authority, which no legislature could "overleap without destroying its own foundation," was the British Constitution.
More recently general statutes have been enacted whereby individuals may form such corporations without the aid of a legislature.
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