What does Legislative mean?
Definitions for Legislative
ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪvleg·isla·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
legislativeadjective
relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
"legislative council"
legislativeadjective
of or relating to or created by legislation
"legislative proposal"
Wiktionary
legislativenoun
That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.
legislativeadjective
Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; - distinguished from executive: as, a legislative act, a legislative body.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Legislativeadjective
Giving laws; law-giving.
Etymology: from legislator.
Their legislative frenzy they repent,
Enacting it should make no precedent. John Denham.The poet is a kind of lawgiver, and those qualities are proper to the legislative style. Dryden.
Wikipedia
legislative
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameral legislatures featuring an upper chamber.
ChatGPT
legislative
Legislative refers to the branch of government or institution that has the authority to make, amend and repeal laws. This branch often consists of elected representatives and is a critical part of a democratic system. The legislative process involves proposing, drafting, debating and voting on potential laws. Examples of legislative bodies include the United States Congress, the United Kingdom Parliament, and the Indian Parliament.
Webster Dictionary
Legislativeadjective
making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a legislative act; a legislative body
Legislativeadjective
of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business; the legislative style
Etymology: [Cf. F. lgislatif.]
Editors Contribution
legislative
To have the official authority and power to approve, create or change legislation.
Legislative power is used for the good of humanity and human rights.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Legislative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4607
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Legislative' in Adjectives Frequency: #627
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Legislative in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Legislative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Legislative in a Sentence
When he made his inauguration speech [in 2017], there was only one Democratic governor in those five states, only four Democratic Senators, no speaker of the state assembly or majority leader in the senate in those states, in a month, four of the five states will have Democratic governors, 9 of the 10 Senators are Democrats, and three of the state legislative chambers are led by Democrats.
That's what we'll all be waiting to see, and that will determine how hard it is for Biden to put together a legislative package that can get Americans back to work with clean energy jobs and also demonstrate to the world that we are truly back in.
For the last few years I have said clearly if we didn't get reform we should be prepared to walk away. I think we now have a golden opportunity to shrug off a regulatory legislative burden that is profoundly undemocratic, we have got a once in a lifetime opportunity, which will not come again, to strike a new series of relationships, free trade deals with the growth economies around the world, whilst maintaining ... our free trade advantages with the European Union.
It's notable that on nearly every single issue important to progressives if we didn't enter the endzone we are only one or two yards away, and that means all these issues are live balls in the next election and future legislative fights, that's why it feels different than the Obama days.
The problem today is that Washington is more dysfunctional than ever, and there is a growing inability of the President and the leadership and the Congress to be able to work together to get things done, and that frustration may clearly be having an impact on the people who work in the legislative area.
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- تشريعيArabic
- legislatiuCatalan, Valencian
- legislativní, zákonodárnýCzech
- lovgivendeDanish
- legislativoSpanish
- مقننهPersian
- lakiasäätäväFinnish
- législatifFrench
- օրենսդրականArmenian
- legislativoItalian
- legislativ, lovgivendeNorwegian
- beehazʼą́ąnii álʼįįjíNavajo, Navaho
- legislativRomanian
- законодательныйRussian
- ฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติThai
- законодавчийUkrainian
- lập phápVietnamese
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