- 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 body' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act
- apportionment
- carry
- contempt
- debate
- division
- franchise
- general election
- house
- initiative
- introduce
- journal
- Member
- Member of Parliament
- pack
- pass
- plenum
- prorogue
- record
- report
- result
- rule
- secretariat
- standing order
- statute
- statute book
- statute law
- table
- talk out
- teller
- whip
- alderman
- alderperson
- alderwoman
- appeal
- assembly
- bicameral
- calendar
- caucus
- censure
- committee of the whole
- common council
- congress
- Cortes
- council
- councilman
- councilwoman
- diet
- discharge
- dissolve