territorial legislature

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialandlegislature

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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legislature
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tʃʊər/us
/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.tʃɚ/
the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and ...
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(Definition ofterritorialandlegislaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a fully unitary state, territorial units (if any) have no constitutional standing, no independently electedterritoriallegislature, no specific policy purviews reserved to them, and minimal revenue-raising authority.
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In 1925, theterritoriallegislatureauthorized the spending of up to $40,000 per year on airfield construction.
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He was a member of theterritoriallegislaturefrom 1888 to 1889, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1889.
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He was elected to the lastterritoriallegislature(1885) before the territory was divided.
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In 1949, upon mandate from theterritoriallegislature, an expansion was constructed, with women permitted to be taken under care.
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In 1925 funds for landing fields was authorized by theterritoriallegislature.
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The move was challenged in the court as illegal, because only theterritoriallegislaturecould authorize such an action.
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These re-written treaties included provisions for aterritoriallegislaturewith proportional representation from various tribes.
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Instead, the locally electedterritoriallegislaturewould decide.
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Each territory was administered separately, with an administrator heading eachterritoriallegislature.
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The building was leased to theterritoriallegislaturefor 60 days for their use.
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Candidates for election to theterritoriallegislaturedo not stand as members of a political party.
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In 1855, elections were held for theterritoriallegislature.
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The service districts were authorized by theterritoriallegislaturein 1935 to allow unincorporated areas limited powers to provide services and to tax for them.
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In 1876, theterritoriallegislaturepassed bills requiring voter registration and requiring women's suffrage for local electionswomen had been voting in territorial elections since 1870.
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Theterritoriallegislaturesuccessfully passed the document, and submitted it to public referendum.
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The first $1000 to erect buildings was finally allocated by theterritoriallegislaturein 1874.
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He also served several terms in theterritoriallegislature.
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