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legislative

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ UK
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/ Canada, US
[ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.ɾɪv] Canada, US
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əˌsleɪ.tɪv/ Canada, US
[ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əˌsleɪ.ɾɪv] Canada, US
/ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ Australia
[ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.ɾɪv] Australia
/-slæɪ-/ Australia
/lɛˈd͡ʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ Philippines, nonstandard

adjective more legislative · most legislative

not comparable, usually Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking. a legislative act

noun legislatives

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.
Similar: legislature

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: legislate, lawmaking, legislation, ordinance, legislated, legislature, policymaking, legislator, rulemaking, statute, statutory, parliamentary, congressional, parliament, policy, law

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adj having the power to make laws

Español	legislativo
中文	立法的 lìfǎ de
Português	legislativo
Français	législatif
Deutsch	gesetzgeberisch
Italiano	legislativo
Română	legislativ
Русский	законода́тельный zakonodátelʹnyj

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@misc{legislative_2026,
  title = {legislative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legislative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}