Sentence examples for central legislature from inspiring English sources

He was a member of the Madras Legislative Council and was elected to the central legislature in 1916.

The success of the council was undermined, however, by the erratic participation of Buganda, which viewed a central legislature as a threat to its autonomy.

In comparison, decentralized authority in unitary states can typically be revoked by the central legislature at will.

He was also convinced of the need for a strong, central legislature capable of making common policies that would be binding for every member of the British empire, including the fractious provinces in North America.

In "Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth" (Hume 1752) Hume recommended a federal arrangement for deliberation of laws involving both member unit and central legislatures.

While in state and central legislatures politicians accused of crime may remain in office and benefit from the slow justice system until convicted. .

He was elected to the central Indian legislature in 1952 and became union minister for railways and transport.

The central and provincial legislatures were to be increased in size and given elected majorities, and certain departments of government were to be transferred to the control of Indian ministers who were to be responsible to the legislature.

The 10-member commission deferred many central decisions to the legislature and to a new authority that would be created to establish and oversee the new payment system.

Mr. Chen hopes to persuade the United States that his proposal for changing the Constitution will focus on the legal framework of Taiwan's central government and its legislature, which he argues must be overhauled because it is irrelevant and ineffective in present-day Taiwan.

The Swiss have had a functioning democracy for 500 years and actually have a fairly weak central government, with a legislature that meets for only two weeks four times a year.