legislative

---

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlɛ.dʒɪ.slə.tɪv/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

legislative

1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking

   a legislative act

   Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not actually a legislative body.

   The legislative framework provides much opportunity for correction and amendment of poorly thought out bills.

Translations

• French: législatif
• German: gesetzgeberisch
• Italian: legislativo
• Portuguese: legislativo
• Russian: законода́тельный
• Spanish: legislativo

Noun

legislative (uncountable)

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

   Synonyms: legislature

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002