Legislative

What do we mean by legislative?

Of or relating to the enactment of laws. adjective

Resulting from or decided by legislation. adjective

Having the power to draft and enact laws; intended to legislate. adjective

Of or relating to a legislature. adjective

Pertaining to or resulting from legislation; ordained by a legislator or a legislature; having statutory force or quality: as, legislative proceedings; a legislative prohibition.

Having power to legislate; enacting or uttering laws; lawmaking: as, a legislative body; legislative authority.

Of or belonging to a legislature; relating to or consisting of a body of legislators: as, a legislative committee; a legislative vote; a legislative recess.

A person, as a prince or dictator, or a body of persons, as a parliamentary assembly, invested with authority to make or alter laws. Compare executive. noun

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive. adjective

Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation adjective

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; - distinguished from executive: as, a legislative act, a legislative body. adjective

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws. noun

Relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature adjective

Of or relating to or created by legislation adjective

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.

Words that are spelled similarly to legislative:
legislative, legislation, legislature, legislate, legislating, legislatives.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word legislative:
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Words that rhyme with legislative:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe legislative:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective legislative:
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Words that sound like legislative:
legislative, legislating, legislated, legislator, legislate, legislates, legislatively, legislators, legislature, legislative act.