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legislature

[lej-is-ley-cher] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tʃər /


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Nothing is imminent, and even a bill winding its way through the state legislature would not necessarily require the Angels to return Anaheim to the team name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Before being elected to Congress, Bass served in the California state assembly, where she became the first black woman to serve as a House speaker in any state legislature.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Murphy’s fellow representative, Democrat Zac Ista, told ProPublica he hadn’t been able to make a dent in this legislature.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Weiss came into her CBS job without having done significant investigative or beat reporting, such as covering a legislature, a courthouse, or a battlefield.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

One of the most troublesome questions facing them was how the states would be represented in Congress—the new legislature where America’s laws would be written.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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