legislative body
Example Sentences
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This legislative body needs to deliver results, not fail while adhering to a prohibitive process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"As African countries, we have to acknowledge and address the conditions that drive migration in the first place," Ramaphosa told a session of the parliament, which is the legislative body of the African Union.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
How, in a legislative body that has always maintained a large contingent of scoundrels, did Swalwell and Gonzales get the boot in such quick succession—with more potentially in the pipeline?
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
After 12 years on the Los Angeles City Council, Curren Price will be term-limited out of the legislative body this coming year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
The British had forbidden the General Court to meet, but the Massachusetts men had merely changed the name of their legislative body and gone on sitting.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
