legislatures
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ɪsˌleɪ noun
a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
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Legislatures
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
legislature
1670s, ult. from L. legis lator "a proposer of a law" (see legislator).
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Example sentences
Most legislatures have refused to even consider bans on smoking in the home, however.
For evolution, the report points out that eight anti-evolution bills were introduced in six state legislatures last year.
Many legislatures went further, expanding the definition of a weapon and further limiting the discretion of school administrators.
We'll have to talk to legislatures after the election, we'll see them in a week or two.
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