legislative

[ lej-is-ley-tiv ]

adjective

1. having the function of making laws:

   a legislative body.

2. of or relating to the enactment of laws:

   legislative proceedings; legislative power.

3. pertaining to a legislature:

   a legislative recess.

4. enacted or ordained by legislation or a legislature:

   legislative ruling; legislative remedy.

noun

1. legislature.

legislative

/ ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv /

adjective

1. of or relating to legislation
2. having the power or function of legislating

   a legislative assembly

3. of or relating to a legislature

noun

1. See legislature
   rare.
   another word for legislature

Derived Forms

• ˈlegislatively, adverb

Other Words From

• legis·lative·ly adverb
• non·legis·lative adjective
• non·legis·lative·ly adverb
• pre·legis·lative adjective
• pseudo·legis·lative adjective
• quasi-legis·lative adjective
• quasi-legis·lative·ly adverb
• semi·legis·lative adjective
• semi·legis·lative·ly adverb
• un·legis·lative adjective
• un·legis·lative·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of legislative¹

First recorded in 1635–45; legislat(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

Today’s Republicans strip power from governors in lame-duck legislative sessions.

From Vox

The left-wing Working Families Party endorsed challengers in four legislative primaries, and all four of them were in the lead as of Wednesday morning.

From Washington Post

Although scant polling is available for state legislative races, it’s reasonable to assume down-ballot races will follow the top of the ticket … which could allow Democrats to break the Republican supermajority, if not win a majority of their own.

From Ozy

Many states had finished their normal legislative session at the time of Floyd’s death and are planning to address police accountability next year.

From Fortune

So what we’ve seen now—and this is mostly legislative efforts in the US—is bills that mandate accuracy and nondiscrimination audits for facial-recognition systems.

From MIT Technology Review

But Lomax can heave a small sigh of relief, at least for now: Legislative reform to the 1033 program will not happen in 2014.

From The Daily Beast

The FSLN-controlled legislative assembly approved the mega-project under a cloud of secrecy in a record seven days.

From The Daily Beast

Vice President Jindal: “Here is a good, intelligent, and reasonable plan for legislative action.”

From The Daily Beast

What new legislative attacks on the basic rights and opportunities of women might they put on the table?

From The Daily Beast

Rather than not pass a legislative fix, Congress in fact does so.

From The Daily Beast

It was strenuously opposed by all possible means, governmental, legislative, and literary.

From Project Gutenberg

Again, common law decisions are not binding on the courts that make them like statutes or legislative commands.

From Project Gutenberg

Clearly, it was no mere question of taxation but the larger question of legislative independence that now confronted Americans.

From Project Gutenberg

Perpetual charters are infrequently granted, and some of the older ones have been limited by legislative or judicial action.

From Project Gutenberg

The first of these was not of a nature to call for, or perhaps admit of, direct and specific legislative interference.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• congressional
• parliamentary
• senatorial