How to Use legislative branch in a Sentence

legislative branch

noun
  • The legislative branch behaved as a coequal branch of government.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
  • The legislative branch is named as sovereign, not coequal, in that document, folks.
    — Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Our legislative branch is duty-bound to rein in the executive branch when necessary.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The Constitution gives the power to declare war to the legislative branch, and Trump neither sought nor received it in this case.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
  • Just as the executive branch has term limits, the legislative branch would benefit from similar safeguards.
    — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • However, when asked if Loeb’s advisory council will work with the legislative branch, Rounds demured.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Well, longer term, right, Congress will have allowed a president to once again steamroll them with respect to the legislative branch's authority over declaring war.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • The price of goods like gasoline suggest we are not headed in the correct direction, our legislative branch lacks real leadership and fails to exert itself as the safeguard it is meant to be on the executive branch.
    — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • But if the parties seldom work together in Congress and almost never work together between the executive and legislative branches, then things start to fall apart.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Talwani, an Obama nominee, said the executive and legislative branches lack authority over voter rolls.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
    — Ken Burns, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • The rules regarding this are clearly outlined in both Articles 1 and 2 of the Constitution for the roles between the executive and legislative branches.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The only answer for our country on that one is to use the legislative branch to finally have permanency in a 50-state requirement for all emissions — not just CO2, but everything.
    — Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Four Republicans crossed party lines to support the Democrats' resolution, which would reassert the legislative branch's war authority and block further military action.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Concha said even tourists have recognized what makes America great, as seen in viral posts and videos from World Cup travelers, and that people in the United States’ legislative branch don’t even see its worth.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • Four Republicans joined with Democrats to support a resolution asserting the legislative branch's war authority and blocking further hostilities in the region.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • This would reset the balance between the executive and legislative branches, demanding the House and Senate not cede excessive authority to unelected bureaucrats who are only too happy to usurp legislative powers.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In the design of the American system, the branches are divided as a check on authority, which means that, usually, bipartisan cooperation within the legislative branch and between the branches is required to do the ordinary work of governance.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At that point, the White House needs approval from the legislative branch to continue fighting, according to the War Powers Resolution, a law aimed at reasserting Congress’ constitutional role of declaring war.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 May 2026
  • Formed in 1959, Tibet’s government-in-exile, now called the Central Tibetan Administration, has executive, judicial and legislative branches.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates, Cape Cod’s legislative branch of its regional government, has approved modifying the language of the patriotic ceremony held at the beginning of every meeting.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026

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