Republicans have gone to insane lengths to suppress votes, discount them, make it hard to vote, and discourage voting through subterfuge, and are now allowing state legislatures to disregard election results entirely.
Source: tatoeba (11166522)
Legislatures
Synonyms for "legislatures" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: congress, congresses, legislature, parliament, parliaments.
- Sentence evidence is available for legislatures, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "legislatures".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "legislatures"
Keep "legislatures" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "legislatures" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "legislatures", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "legislatures" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesgovernment bodylegislative branchpolitical institution
More specific
4 entriesbicameral legislaturenational legislaturestate legislatureunicameral legislature
Collocations
6 entriesbicameral legislaturelegislative chamberlegislative sessionnational legislaturestate legislatureunicameral legislature
Derivations
7 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Still, the GOP currently controls both chambers of 30 state legislatures.
Source: tatoeba (11518152)
But the bill must still be passed by the lower house and half of all state legislatures before it turns into law. That task may not be easy, given the staunch opposition of these parties and growing disquiet among other lawmakers.
Source: tatoeba (12179727)
The colonists in North America in seventeen sixty-three were very different from those who had settled there more than one hundred years before. They had different ideas. They had come to consider their colonial legislatures as smaller, but similar to the British Parliament in London. These smaller parliaments had helped the colonists rule themselves for more than one hundred years. The colonists began to feel that their legislatures should also have the powers that the British Parliament had.
Source: tatoeba (12235946)
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "legislatures"?
Closest matches include congress, congresses, legislature, parliament, parliaments.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "legislatures"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.