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Astate legislatureis alegislative branchor body of apolitical subdivisionin afederalsystem.
Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
- The legislative branches of each of the fiftystate governmentsof theUnited Statesare known asstate legislatures.Six territorial legislatures also exist.
- The legislative branches of the twenty-eightstate governmentsofIndiaare known asstate legislatures.In addition, threeunion territoriallegislatures also exists.
Other federations use other terms for the same concept:
- Australia;the legislative branches of the sixstatesare known asstate parliaments.In addition, two territorial parliaments also exist.
- Austria;the legislative branches of the ninestatesare known as theLandtag.
- Brazil;The legislative branches of thestatesare known aslegislative assemblies.
- Canada;the legislative branches of the tenprovincesare known asprovincial legislative assemblies.Three territorial legislatures also exist.
- Germany;most of the legislative branches of the sixteenstatesare known asLandtag.
- Malaysia;the legislative branches of the thirteenstatesare known as thestate assemblies.
- Nigeria;the legislative branches of the 36statesare known as thehouses of assembly.
- Russia;the legislative branches of thefederal subjectsare referred as theregional parliaments.
- Switzerland;the legislative branches of the 26Cantonsare known byseveral namesin each of the four official languages of the country.