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legislature

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


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Any potential buyer should be keeping a close eye on a bill slowly winding its way through the state legislature this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

With these projections, the Liberals hold 173 seats, or just over half of the 343 in the national legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

South Korea’s legislature over the weekend passed more than $17 billion in emergency relief, including cash subsidies of up to roughly $400 for low-income citizens and other measures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

And lawmakers also passed a non-binding vote in the province's legislature calling on the CEO to resign.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

After his first victory in 1915, Thompson had appointed the black alderman Louis B. Anderson to be his floor leader in the city legislature.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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