Main Entry:

¹leg·is·la·tive

Pronunciation:

\ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-tiv, -lə-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1640

1 a: having the power or performing the function of legislating b: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial appropriations — compare executive, judicial2 a: of or relating to a legislature <legislative committees> b: composed of members of a legislature <legislative caucus> c: created by a legislature especially as distinguished from an executive or judicial body d: designed to assist a legislature or its members <a legislative research agency>3: of, concerned with, or created by legislation <legislative courts>

— leg·is·la·tive·ly adverb