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leg·is·la·tive
(lĕj′ĭ-slā′tĭv)adj.
1. Of or relating to the enactment of laws.
2. Resulting from or decided by legislation.
3. Having the power to draft and enact laws; intended to legislate.
4. Of or relating to a legislature.
leg′is·la′tive·ly adv.
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legislative
(ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv)adj
1. (Law) of or relating to legislation
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) having the power or function of legislating: a legislative assembly.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a legislature
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) rare another word for legislature
ˈlegislatively adv
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leg•is•la•tive
(ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv)adj.
1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
2. of or pertaining to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings.
3. pertaining to a legislature: a legislative recess.
4. enacted or ordained by legislation or a legislature: a legislative ruling.
n. 5. the legislature.
[1635–45]
leg′is•la`tive•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | legislative - relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council" |
2. | legislative - of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal" |
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legislative
adjective law-making, parliamentary, congressional, judicial, ordaining, law-giving, juridical, jurisdictive the country's highest legislative body
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Translations
سُلْطَة تَشْريعِيَّه
zákonodárný
lovgivende
törvényhozó
löggjafar-
zákonodarný
yasama ile ilgili
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legislative
[ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv] adj [body, assembly] → législatif/ive; [reform, programme, proposal] → législatif/ive; [elections] → législatif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
legislative
adj → gesetzgebend, legislativ (geh); legislative reforms → Gesetzesreformen pl; legislative programme (Brit) or program (US) (of government) → Gesetzgebungsprogramm nt
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legislative
[ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv] adj → legislativo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
legislate
(ˈledʒisleit) verb to make laws. The government plan to legislate against the import of foreign cars.
ˌlegiˈslation noun1. the act of legislating.
2. a law or group of laws.
ˈlegislative (-lətiv) adjective law-making. a legislative assembly; legislative powers.
ˈlegislator noun a person who makes laws.
ˈlegislature (-lətʃə) noun the part of the government which has the power of making laws.
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