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legislative body
noun as in congress
noun as in house
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Example Sentences
But through alleged bribery and intimidation, he managed to bring the legislative body under his sway.
The legislative body struggled to do the most basic work expected of it, such as keeping the government open.
Eason appeared before a Memphis-area legislative body Monday to talk about an unrelated matter.
Cloture n. the closing of debate in a legislative body; how the Democrats got anything done in Washington in 2010.
They constituted themselves into a legislative body, and took the name of national assembly.
As mentioned earlier, the chief purpose of any legislative body is to make laws.
This tribunal or legislative body enacts all the laws for the general regulations of their divisions of the kingdom.
For how could one legislative body command what another legislative body should enact?
This fact alone proves the dangerous and uncertain character of a legislative body that takes on judicial functions.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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