Sentence examples for divided legislature from inspiring English sources
Parliamentary elections, likely to be held by January, are expected to produce a low turnout and a weak, divided legislature.
Mr. Fox was visibly angry after the latest of his economic reforms foundered in a divided legislature.
On Friday, the Senate Democratic leader, John L. Sampson, called the governor's success persuading a divided legislature to swiftly adopt sweeping tax legislation "an amazing thing".
The Democrats this week retained control of the Senate, and the divided legislature has rekindled fears of partisan gridlock, something the President is attempting to avoid.
The divided legislature makes it extremely difficult to reach agreements on major bills, and a lot of trading always goes on in the final hours of the session.
A divided legislature nearly always has one house, or both, with a majority that is new to power, barely clinging to control and afraid of the next election.
Other states have divided legislatures, but not like New York's.
The rest would be drawn by divided legislatures or appointed commissions.
Gains in the past decade have left them in control of both chambers of the legislature in 27 states, while Republicans control both chambers in only 14; eight states have divided legislatures.
There haven't been this few divided legislatures since 1982.Republicans might also take heart from the fact that there will be more elections between now and the time when legislators will draw up new boundaries for congressional districts.
Virtually every other governor in the country faces a sharply divided state legislature.
