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legislative

[lej-is-ley-tiv]

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adjective

having the function of making laws: a legislative body.

of or pertaining 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.

noun

legislature.

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Origin:
1635–45; legislat(ion) + -ive

Related forms

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

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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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Despite the difficult negotiations, that legislative process was simple by comparison.

College officials and legislative aides said they expected lawmakers to approve the plan.

It is also what it symbolises: the legislative heart of the world's mightiest country.

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Despite the difficult negotiations, that legislative process was simple by comparison.

College officials and legislative aides said they expected lawmakers to approve the plan.

It is also what it symbolises: the legislative heart of the world's mightiest country.

But the coalition is already collaborating on the legislative effort.

Any hope lies in getting corporations out of our legislative process completely.

Mozena's group favors legislative solutions for ending spam.

Hernandez's idea was to provide the legislative equivalent of a wink.

EU membership requires further wide-ranging legislative and administrative reforms.

That's is really where the legislative trend is heading.

Action culminates more than a dozen years of legislative haggling.

It's far from clear, however, whether the bill is going anywhere in this legislative session.

The presidency is the highest executive office, with direct legislative powers and authority to appoint the cabinet.

Supporters are optimistic that the bill in one form or another could resurface in future legislative sessions.

But the legislative push aroused objections from groups that represent professional photographers.

These are great ideas to help improve our legislative effectiveness.

Twenty-nine other countries have adopted voluntary or legislative restrictions.

And since it apparently is set to expire end of year with no legislative action, this is a mute point now anyway.

New maps show more legislative districts snaking outward from the city.

The legislative elections are fairly easy to predict.

On the legislative front, the launch of commercial cat cloning hasn't caused much of a stir.

But there probably isn't enough time for any of them to be approved and debated by both legislative chambers.

Other states are watching legislative debate on the.

The government argues that this rapid dispatch will enable it get on with its busy legislative programme.

The legal and legislative environments for these cell.

But what unites the proposal's legislative backers is more than ideology.

They do the same due diligence on legislative policy regardless.

Even a hint of spontaneity in legislative elections can make the party squirm.

The legislative framework has been set up to facilitate such arrangements.

Legislative pay increases were also on those ballots in four of those instances.

Many administrators in government relations are former legislators, legislative staffers, or lawyers.

Congress will soon come to an end, leaving a legacy of gridlock and rancor despite a prolific legislative record.

After the opposition narrowly won a majority of the vote in a legislative election in.

We don't need to choose between collective bargaining and legislative pressure as the way to achieve our goals.

The change of heart probably owes its timing to the government's legislative programme.

The regents' decision will need to receive two-thirds legislative approval in order to move forward.

The presidential term was recently cut from seven to five years, to match the term of the legislative elections.

But there hasn't been a good legislative year in many states for about five years now.

Not before time, this legislative farrago is about to be swept away.

California happens to be illuminating a key aspect of the legislative process here.

And the quotes in the article are two short comments made during hours of hearings before legislative committees.

He had laid out his legislative agenda for an autumn special session.

Legislative efforts to require girls to have the vaccine only add to the pressure.

The executive functions of such universities are subordinate to the legislative functions.

The idea of capturing some of that philanthropy by means of legislative intervention is awfully tempting.

Pelesh, executive vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs.

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World English Dictionary

legislative (ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to legislation
2.	having the power or function of legislating: a legislative assembly
3.	of or relating to a legislature

—n
4.	rare another word for legislature

'legislatively

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

legislative

1650s; from legislation or legislator + -ive.

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