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legislature

A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊəCurrent156 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

The state legislature passed a new education bill.
Origin: 1676, from stem of + , cognate with. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “If Smith tries to separate, the two divisions of the PPCLI will march on the legislature and she'll be arrested for treason.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Whatever the Korean legislature had to do, they clearly had the backing of the people. I'm sure it wasn't clear to our Congress that they had such backing, considering half the people in this country at the time were self deceiving, moronic followers of Trump.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Stop electing geriatrics to power. It's like America emptied it's care homes into the legislature.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Manitoba legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey on Monday banned MLAs from calling one another a “bigot,” “homophobe,” “racist,” “misogynist” or “transphobe” in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly chamber. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Taiwan legislature rejects Hsu Hsi-hsiang as prosecutor general 14:11 Opposition questions impartiality, experience in confirmation vote https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6354632 #news #taiwan”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(Canada) A legislative building.

Members of the legislature debated late into the night.
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  • “Arizona legislature heads home for a month with budget shutdown clock ticking azmirror.com/briefs/arizo...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Because she isn’t the only person voting in the legislature.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Problem: Students aren't interested in conservative-indoctrination class at "Center for Intellectual Freedom" the state's right-wing legislature made their public university create. Obvious solution: make class mandatory to graduate”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hilarious that the BC legislature unanimously passed DRIPA and apparently didn’t realize that doing so (afaict, based on the Gitxaala decision) superseded all provincial law”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Still not voting for Steyer. The CA legislature passed a law that ICE agents can't wear masks and must be identifiable. Guess what? ICE is ignoring the law and there is no enforcement mechanism. What good is a law when local law enforcement chooses not to enforce it?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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