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legislative
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/
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What does legislative mean?
adjective
- Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.
noun
- That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/
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The tendency of the legislative authority to absorb every other, has been fully displayed and illustrated by examples in some preceding numbers.
Antidumping law and countervailing duty law include, as appropriate for each Party, relevant statutes, legislative history, regulations, administrative practice and judicial precedents.
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Our host announced, before our early dinner, that some members of the legislative body proposed to do us the honour of calling.
The legislative power of the State is vested in two assemblies, the first of which generally bears the name of the Senate.
The legislative powers were vested in a president, the assembly, and a legislative council, to be chosen out of their own body.