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legislative council

leg·is·la·tive coun·cil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lej-is-ley-tiv koun-suh l]
    • /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv ˈkaʊn səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lej-is-ley-tiv koun-suh l]
    • /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv ˈkaʊn səl/

Definitions of legislative council words

  • noun legislative council the upper house of a bicameral legislature. 1
  • noun legislative council a unicameral legislature in a British colony consisting of the governor, official members appointed by the governor, and unofficial members representing the indigenous population. 1
  • noun legislative council a committee composed of members of both houses of a state legislature that meets between sessions to study particular problems and develop programs for the next session. 1
  • noun legislative council the upper chamber of certain bicameral legislatures, such as those of the Indian and Australian states 0
  • noun legislative council the unicameral legislature of certain colonies or dependent territories 0
  • noun legislative council (in the US) a committee composed of members of both chambers of a state legislature, that meets to discuss problems, construct a legislative programme, etc 0
See all 6 definitions of legislative council

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Origin of legislative council

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Legislative council

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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legislative council popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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