legislative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /lɛˈd͡ʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ (Philippines, nonstandard)
- [ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.ɾɪv] (Australia)
- (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əˌsleɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ (Australia)
- [ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əˌsleɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
- /-slæɪ-/ (Australia)
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English legislate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English legislative From legislate + -ive.
Meanings
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Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.
a legislative act
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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most legislative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more legislative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
interlegislative · legislative body · legislative building · unlegislative · semilegislative · nonlegislative · postlegislative · legislative session · quasi-legislative · prelegislative · antilegislative · legislatively · quasilegislative · legislative process
Translations (33)
ru законода́тельный (having the power to make laws) · no legislativ (having the power to make laws) · ro legislativ (having the power to make laws) · it legislativo (having the power to make laws) · pl prawodawczy (having the power to make laws) · cs legislativní (having the power to make laws) · cmn 立法的 (having the power to make laws) · hu törvényhozó (having the power to make laws) · gl lexislativo (having the power to make laws) · pl ustawodawczy (having the power to make laws) · fr législatif (having the power to make laws) · cs zákonodárný (having the power to make laws) · kk заңнамалық (having the power to make laws) · uk законода́вчий (having the power to make laws) · az qanunverici (having the power to make laws) · fi lakiasäätävä (having the power to make laws) · de gesetzgeberisch (having the power to make laws) · nl wetgevend (having the power to make laws) · da lovgivende (having the power to make laws) · be заканада́ўчы (having the power to make laws) · grc νομοθετικός (having the power to make laws) · pl legislacyjny (having the power to make laws) · hy օրենսդրական (having the power to make laws) · ca legislatiu (having the power to make laws) · nb lovgivende (having the power to make laws) · oc legislatiu (having the power to make laws) · ang ǣlagol (having the power to make laws) · pt legislativo (having the power to make laws) · es legislativo (having the power to make laws) · id legislatif (having the power to make laws) · ga reachtach (having the power to make laws) · pl legislatywny (having the power to make laws) · bg законодателен (having the power to make laws)