adj
legislative
LEHJ-ih-sluh-tihv
adj
1
Relating to making laws, or having the authority to make them.
"The legislative branch is separate from the courts and the executive."
"She sits on a legislative committee that reviews new bills."
noun
1
The branch of government responsible for making laws.
"The legislative and the judiciary often clash over interpretation of the constitution."
How to Use Legislative
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnything to do with the process or power of making laws.
Common pairings
legislative branch
legislative power
legislative session
legislative reform
Word Forms
more legislative comparative, legislatives plural, most legislative superlative
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Etymology
From legislate plus the adjective-forming suffix -ive, ultimately from Latin legis lator, "proposer of a law".