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, judicial
2 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