legislative buildings
Where laws originate
Legislative buildings are structures that house a legislature—a parliament, congress, or other lawmaking body.
The term typically refers to the main edifice where elected representatives meet to debate and pass laws: The protesters gathered outside the legislative buildings.
In Canada, provincial legislative buildings are often called legislatures informally.
- capitolState legislative building
- marble hallsOrnate passages of polished stone
- governmentAuthority over a state
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
- smoke-filled roomsSecretive political decision-making venues
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Buildings housing legal proceedings
courts · law courts · presidential palaces · White House · royal palaces
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Personal living quarters
corporate headquarters · commercial buildings · single-family homes · private estates · office towers
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