Synonyms of legislature

legislature

noun

as in legislative

a group of people with the power to make or change laws

Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts.

Each state has its own legislature.

state legislatures

Related Words

• legislative
• parliament
• house
• congress
• assembly
• council
• diet
• chamber
• legislative assembly
• general assembly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legislature

As with most votes in Tennessee's legislature, Republicans didn't need support from Democrats. — Blake Farmer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Looming changes tied to ‘payment error rates’ State agencies and some state legislatures are imposing stricter rules and requiring applicants to provide more paperwork documenting their income, expenses and the number of people in their household. — Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Though the California Democratic Party has endorsed it, only three members of the California congressional delegation and ten members of the state legislature have done the same. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Minnesota’s legislature rewrote the law to close the loophole that same year. — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026