A Topical Dictionary: Search for legislative

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English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

Czech: zákonodárný , legislativní
Danish: lovgivende
French: législatif
Italian: legislativo

Norwegian: lovgivende, legislativ

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Italian

Adjective

legislative

Category:Italian adjective forms

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Legislative \Leg"is*la*tive\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
[Cf. F. l['e]gislatif.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws;
lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a
legislative act; a legislative body.
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The supreme legislative power of England was lodged
in the king and great council, or what was
afterwards called the Parliament. --Hume.
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2. Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to
legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business;
the legislative style.
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WordNet legislative
adj 1: relating to a legislature or composed of members of a
legislature; "legislative council"
2: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative
proposal"

Moby Dictionary
actionable , applicable , authorized , bicameral , competent ,
congressional , constitutional , deliberative , judicial , juridical ,
just , justiciable , kosher , lawful , lawmaking , legal , legislatorial ,
legit , legitimate , licit , parliamentary , rightful , sanctioned ,
senatorial , statutory , unicameral , valid , within the law