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legislative

[lej-is-lay-tiv] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv /


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Haiti has not held elections since 2016, and two weeks ago postponed presidential and legislative elections - scheduled for 13 December - indefinitely.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

That legislative language would not name the company.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The information that Mejia wants is supposed to be contained in annual reports that LA28 issues to its officially designated city “liaisons” — the mayor, city attorney, and top administrative and legislative officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Governments need to throw their legislative weight behind speedy rollouts of more energy capacity for electricity-hungry AI technology, with Britain having some of the highest electricity prices in the advanced world, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Throughout 1932, the Hitler Youth campaigned heartily to get Nazis elected to the Reichstag, the legislative assembly or Parliament of Germany.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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