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legislative council
noun, often capitalized L&C
Definition of LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
1
: a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study state problems and plan a legislative program
2
: a unicameral legislature (as in a British colony)
3
: the upper house of a British bicameral legislature
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First Known Use of LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
1787
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