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A '''legislative council''' is the [[legislature]], or one of the [[legislative chamber]]s, of a [[Nation state|nation]], [[colony]], or [[Administrative division|subnational division]] such as a [[province]] or [[Federated state|state]]. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the British (former) colonies. However, it has also been used as designation in other (non-Commonwealth) nations. A member of a legislative council is commonly referred to as an MLC.

In the United States, a legislative council has a different connotation, and means a [[council]] within a legislature which supervises nonpartisan support staff.