Synonyms for legislature
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lej-is-ley-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tʃər |
Top 10 synonyms for legislature Other synonyms for the word legislature
Définition of legislature
Origin :- 1670s; see legislator + -ure.
- noun governmental body, most often elected, that makes laws
- The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I've heard papa say that there was absolutely no profit in going to the Legislature.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- The shabbiness of the legislature must answer for it, if criminals remain at large.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- The consolidation still required the sanction of the legislature.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- In their report to the legislature they completely exonerated the company's managers.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- In this predicament the company turned to the Iowa legislature for protection.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- It was a great comfort to me that Mrs. Whiston was also elected to the Legislature.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- The members of each branch of the Legislature are chosen biennially.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- Boiling Springs, Ky., represented in Transylvania legislature, 193.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
- We shall forbid the convocation of your Legislature during the war.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
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