Thesaurus results for LEGISLATIVE

legislative

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Definition of legislative

as in legislature

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Recent Examples of legislative Christopher Walters, deputy executive counsel with the Landry administration, said at a May legislative hearing that the state has identified about 390 prisoners who might be eligible to be paroled and deported. — ProPublica, 24 Nov. 2025 Latest Indiana legislative updates This story may be updated with additional reporting. — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly. — Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2025 With Republicans currently controlling both houses of Congress by thin margins, significant legislative could certainly follow, but could still prove difficult on some hot button issues. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legislative

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Electricity has been Fazio’s signature issue in the campaign, and he is recognized as one of the legislature’s leading authorities on the issue as the ranking senator on the energy and technology committee.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
When state legislatures draw congressional districts to deliberately favor one side or another, meaningful political competition moves to primary elections, in which relatively few voters participate.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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Though some people with restrictive diets may have trouble getting enough iron each day, Marshall said that isn’t usually the cause of deficiency in the US.

— Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
While diet soda doesn’t affect blood sugar levels, some studies show artificial sweeteners may affect the gut microbiome (the community of microbes in the gut).

— Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026