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legislative

5 entries found.

Main Entry:
1leg·is·la·tive 
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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


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