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| Leg·is·la·tive Coun·cil (plural Leg·is·la·tive Coun·cils) |
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1. committee of state senators and representatives: a permanent committee consisting of members of both houses of a two-chamber state legislature who discuss issues of common concern and plan legislative programs
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2. upper house of British Commonwealth legislature: the upper house of the two-chamber legislature in some British Commonwealth countries, e.g. in most South Asian and Australian states
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3. legislature in former British colony: the single-chamber legislature of some former British colonies
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