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legislative definition

leg·is·la·tive (lej′is lāt′iv)

adjective

  1. of legislation legislative powers
  2. ☆ of a legislature or its members legislative party whip
  3. having the power to make laws a legislative assembly
  4. brought about or enforced by legislation

noun

the lawmaking branch of a government; legislature

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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