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legislature

[ lej-is-ley-cher ]

noun

  1. 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.


legislature

/ ˈɛɪˌɪʃə /

noun

  1. a body of persons vested with power to make, amend, and repeal laws Compare executive judiciary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of legislature1

First recorded in 1670–80; legislat(or) + -ure
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Instead, SB 31 and HB 44 only offer the illusion that the Texas legislature is doing something to address concerns and recognize the myriad difficulties and complications people can experience while pregnant, she said.

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In recent weeks, she and other city officials have been lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to provide a relief package that would stave off most or even all of those job cuts.

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This is just two seats away from gender parity, which would make California the largest global economy — and one of only four U.S. states — to have a legislature that is 50% women.

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The estimates will serve as the bedrock of a revised state budget plan the governor presents to the Democratic-led legislature next month.

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Garcia added that Governor Katie Hobbs’ proposals to add fingerprint requirements and tighten the rules on what expenses funds could be put towards in the last budget session went nowhere in the GOP-controlled legislature.\

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