legislative

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

legislative (comparative more legislative, superlative most legislative)

1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; - distinguished from executive: as, a legislative act, a legislative body.

   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.

Translations

Making or having the power to make laws

• Catalan: legislatiu (ca)
• Czech: zákonodárný (cs) m, legislativní (cs)
• Danish: lovgivende
• Finnish: lakiasäätävä (fi)
• French: législatif (fr)

• Italian: legislativo (it)
• Norwegian: lovgivende, legislativ
• Russian: законодательный (ru) (zakonodátel'nyj)
• Spanish: legislativo (es)
• Ukrainian: законодавчий (uk) (zakonodávčyj)

Noun

legislative (uncountable)

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

Translations

branch of government responsible for making laws

• Navajo: beehazʼą́ąnii álʼįįjí

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Italian

Adjective

legislative f

1. Plural form of legislativo