It's a position in your country's national legislature.

大奖是国家立法机构的一个席次。

The people began to clamor for their state legislatures to adopt the new document.

人民开始大声疾呼要求州立法机关采纳新文件 。

In the northwestern state of Oregon, Democrats control the legislature.

在西北部的俄勒冈州，民主党控制着立法机构。

The city is asking the Nevada state legislature to ban useless grass.

该市要求内华达州州议会禁止无用草坪。

In March, the state’s legislature approved a bill that became law.

3月份时，北卡罗来纳州立法机构通过了一项法案，该法案最终成为法律。

Congress is a bicameral legislature, meaning that it has two chambers (or parts).

国会是两院制立法机构，意思是它有两个议院（或部分）。

Then, in the early eighties, Maine's legislature enacted a returnable-bottle and -can law.

后来，到了1980年代早期，缅因州开始实施一项新法令，回收酒瓶和易拉罐。

The presidium of the third session of China's national legislature held its third meeting Wednesday.

中国全国人大第三次会议主席团于星期三举行了第三次会议。

The report described a national legislature with two houses.

报告描述了拥有两个议院的国会。

The " two sessions" are the annual meetings of China's national legislature and top political advisory body.

" 两会" 是中国国家立法机关和最高政治顾问机构的年度会议。

But they rallied governors and state legislatures into action.

他们敦促各州的州长和州议会采取行动。

Now, courts and legislatures draw lines all the time.

现在法院和立法机构在不停的划分界限。

Today Ugo Chaves formally requested approval from the legislature.

今天立法机构正式批准了尤格·查维斯的请求。

Many state legislatures have lifted regulations that they had.

但许多州的立法机构已经取消了他们的规定。

A draft law on countering foreign sanctions has been submitted to China's top legislature for second reading.

反外国制裁法草案已提交中国最高立法机构进行二审。

Then, what about those races for governor and state legislatures?

那么，州长和州议会的竞选情况又是如何呢？

The island's legislature is considering doing that right now.

波多黎各议会现在正在考虑这样做。

It said she tried to stop the legislature from acting as a check and balance on presidential powers.

她还试图打破立法机构对总统权力的制约与平衡。

The official Xinhua news agency says the country's top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law.

新华社报道称，正式成为法律之前，该提案必须经过最高立法机关批准。

Crockett won a seat in the Tennessee legislature in eighteen twenty-one.

克罗克特在1821年赢得了田纳西州议会的一个席位。