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. rare,  another word for legislature

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of legislative¹

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

Example Sentences

The fight over SB 549 was one of the most costly political battles of the two-year legislative session that concluded last year.

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The president unleashed the political uncertainty with snap legislative elections last year that resulted in a hung parliament.

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Sky-high drug prices are a perennial source of widespread ire in the United States, and have sparked numerous legislative and administrative actions the impact of which can be difficult to determine.

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And it’s not courageous to amplify voices who already dominate our legislative battles and opinion pages.

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During that time, her role evolved from one-on-one advocate to legislative reformer, from shielding individual survivors from an aloof and demoralizing system to changing that system itself.

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Related Words

• congressional 
• parliamentary 
• senatorial