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
Example sentences :
  • 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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