legislative
having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
of or relating to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings; legislative power.
pertaining to a legislature: a legislative recess.
enacted or ordained by legislation or a legislature: legislative ruling; legislative remedy.
Origin of legislative
1Other words from legislative
- leg·is·la·tive·ly, adverb
- non·leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- non·leg·is·la·tive·ly, adverb
- pre·leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- pseu·do·leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- qua·si-leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- qua·si-leg·is·la·tive·ly, adverb
- sem·i·leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- sem·i·leg·is·la·tive·ly, adverb
- un·leg·is·la·tive, adjective
- un·leg·is·la·tive·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for legislative
/ (ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv) /
of or relating to legislation
having the power or function of legislating: a legislative assembly
of or relating to a legislature
rare another word for legislature
Derived forms of legislative
- legislatively, adverb
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