legislative

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 18.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.

   a legislative act

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

Similar words

legislate lawmaking legislation ordinance legislated legislature policymaking legislator rulemaking statute

Often followed by

council assembly and power body history process authority bodies powers

Word family

legislate legislated legislates legislating legislation legislatively legislatives legislator legislators legislature