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
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After next month’s election, AI regulation may become a topic for action in legislatures across the country and in Congress.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Democrats and Republicans in the legislature and a commission deadlocked on drawing the new map but broke the tie when a Democrat’s name was drawn from a hat.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The legislature must work in partnership with AI developers.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
This issue will again come to a head soon, when the Israeli legislature votes on next year’s budget.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Democrats and Republicans in the legislature and a commission deadlocked on drawing the new map but broke the tie when a Democrat’s name was drawn from a hat.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The legislature must work in partnership with AI developers.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
This issue will again come to a head soon, when the Israeli legislature votes on next year’s budget.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Legislature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislature. Accessed 23 Oct. 2024.
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