Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: legislature
IPA transcription: [l'ɛdʒəsl,eɪtʃɚ]
Pronunciations of legislature
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: legislature, legislative_assembly, legislative_body, general_assembly, law-makers
    Meaning: persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Usage examples
  • 1838 to 1840--Reelected to State legislature.
  • Foster, the member of the Legislature from Tuskegee.
  • 1858--Lost in the legislature the senatorship to Douglas.
  • The Legislature was still stiff-necked and perverse in regard to the system.
  • 1834--Elected to State legislature as Whig. (Resides in Springfield till 1861.
  • He held it only long enough to secure a nomination to the Legislature in 1836.
  • This work taxed the energies of the Legislature in 1839, and for some years after.
  • It violates the principles of free government by subjecting the Judiciary to the Legislature.
  • The composition of the lower house of the State Legislature that was elected in 1871 was as follows:
  • In vain the legislature, foreseeing the wants which exist only among a corrupt people, permitted divorce.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording James Madison, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Article One of the United States Constitution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Y. Brown (politician, born 1835), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Confederate government of Kentucky, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Island Beach, New Jersey, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of New Jersey, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording New York State Route 174, License CC BY-SA 4.0