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- Dictionarylegislative/ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv/
adjective
- 1. having the power to make laws: "the country's supreme legislative body"
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A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
relating to laws or the making of laws: The European Parliament will have greater legislative powers (= ability to make laws). Fewer examples. There will be few legislative changes. They have sweeping new legislative powers. They oppose most legislative reform. He is an expert in legislative history. They have too much legislative power.
The meaning of LEGISLATIVE is having the power or performing the function of legislating. How to use legislative in a sentence.
Legislative means involving or relating to the process of making and passing laws. [formal] Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process. ...the country's highest legislative body. Synonyms: law-making, parliamentary, congressional, judicial More Synonyms of legislative. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Legislative is an adjective that describes the act or process of passing laws. Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government. They're the ones who can pass bills, which the president can sign into law or veto.
adjective. 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.
LEGISLATIVE meaning: 1 : having the power to make laws; 2 : relating to the making of laws.
Definition of legislative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Legislative definition, having the function of making laws: a legislative body. See more.
Legislation can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to outlaw, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare, or to restrict. It may be contrasted with a non-legislative act by an executive or administrative body under the authority of a legislative act.
