Definition of legislative council
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: a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study state problems and plan a legislative program
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: a unicameral legislature (as in a British colony)
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: the upper house of a British bicameral legislature
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Hong Kong’s legislative council vetoed China’s proposal in June 2015. — Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, "Hong Kong is burning, five years to the day after Beijing dashed its hopes of democracy," 31 Aug. 2019 Greg Sobetski, a staff forecaster with the legislative council, told a committee of lawmakers and criminal justice experts Monday at a meeting to discuss prison population. — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "Colorado’s prison population was slated to set a record high. Now forecasters say that may not happen.," 23 July 2019 Bosma committed this week to allow the legislative council — composed of leading lawmakers from both chambers — to review the consultant’s recommendations. — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, "'There's something wrong': Lawmakers express concern over number of kids in DCS system," 7 Jan. 2018 Lacey had been on the council for 18 years, since the town changed its charter to establish a mayoral form of government with an 11-member legislative council. — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, "Weymouth councilor resigns after 18 years," 2 July 2018 The disqualifications killed the pro-democracy lawmakers’ veto powers in the legislative council. — Austin Ramzy, New York Times, "Hong Kong Court Throws Out Protest Leaders’ Prison Sentences," 6 Feb. 2018 On Tuesday, the House education committee added language to a bill that would require the Secured School Safety Board to review current school safety issues, report back to the legislative council and make recommendations for improvements. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "Gov. Holcomb plans to make safety recommendations for Indiana schools," 1 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'legislative council.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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