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legislative council

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legislative council
n (often capitals)
1. (Law) the upper chamber of certain bicameral legislatures, such as those of the Indian and Australian states
2. (Law) the unicameral legislature of certain colonies or dependent territories
3. (Law) (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.
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Noun1.legislative councillegislative council - a unicameral legislature            
law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws


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It happened to be the opening of the Legislative Council and General Assembly, at which ceremonial the forms observed on the commencement of a new Session of Parliament in England were so closely copied, and so gravely presented on a small scale, that it was like looking at Westminster through the wrong end of a telescope.
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