- of or relating to legislation
- having the power or function of legislating: a legislative assembly
- of or relating to a legislature
- rare
another word for legislature
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
leg•is•la•tive /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtɪv/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmenthaving the function of making laws:a legislative body.
- Governmentof or relating to the creation of laws or to a legislature.
leg•is•la•tive
(lej′is lā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
leg′is•la′tive•ly, adv.
- Governmenthaving the function of making laws:a legislative body.
- Governmentof or pertaining to the enactment of laws:legislative proceedings; legislative power.
- Governmentpertaining to a legislature:a legislative recess.
- Governmentenacted or ordained by legislation or a legislature:legislative ruling; legislative remedy.
n.
- Governmentlegislature.
- legislat(ion) + -ive 1635–45
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legislative /ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv/ adj
'legislative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act
- apportionment
- Assembly
- Azores
- bill of attainder
- bring in
- Cape Town
- carry
- caucus
- centre
- chamber
- civil service
- commission
- congress
- contempt
- convocation
- council
- debate
- deputy
- diet
- division
- duma
- enabling act
- Eswatini
- European Community
- European Economic Community
- first reading
- floor
- franchise
- front bench
- general election
- Grattan
- Hansard
- house
- House of Assembly
- hung
- Iceland
- initiative
- introduce
- journal
- junta
- leader
- legislative assembly
- legislative council
- lobby
- majority
- measure
- Member
- Member of Parliament
- add-on