legislative
Americanadjective
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having the function of making laws.
a legislative body.
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of or relating to the enactment of laws.
legislative proceedings; legislative power.
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pertaining to a legislature.
a legislative recess.
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enacted or ordained by legislation or a legislature.
legislative ruling; legislative remedy.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to legislation
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having the power or function of legislating
a legislative assembly
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of or relating to a legislature
noun
Other Word Forms
- legislatively adverb
- nonlegislative adjective
- nonlegislatively adverb
- prelegislative adjective
- pseudolegislative adjective
- quasi-legislative adjective
- quasi-legislatively adverb
- semilegislative adjective
- semilegislatively adverb
- unlegislative adjective
- unlegislatively adverb
Etymology
Origin of legislative
First recorded in 1635–45; legislat(ion) + -ive
Example Sentences
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Palm Beach County voter records show the president voted by mail in a Tuesday special election for state legislative seats and that his ballot has been counted.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2013, while Glover was in Washington, D.C., on assignment as a Navy legislative fellow, he happened to miss a phone call from NASA.
From Los Angeles Times
“We’ve already seen in the Virginia and New Jersey legislative and gubernatorial elections really large shifts in the Latino vote, 25 points back to the Democratic Party,” Barreto said.
From Los Angeles Times
Conversations revolved around sunsets and legislative risk, and planning was defensive.
From Barron's
Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California is paving the way for legislative restrictions on social media and artificial intelligence, but child safety advocates argue there’s still a long way to go.
From Los Angeles Times
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