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legislatively

legislatively

8 7.9
By law, when the government or parliament makes rules
  • adverb
  • /ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleɪtɪvli/
  • Formal
translation icon : legislativamente
  • Also, some benefits are almost always provided legislatively by every country.
  • legislatively mandated
  • legislatively active
  • legislatively oriented

But I wanted the country, our country to be legislatively free again.

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Examples

  • Oregon currently does not legislatively mandate the amount of minutes required weekly for physical education in grades K-8.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives has become less active legislatively.

    Academic text (2004)
  • But I wanted the country, our country to be legislatively free again.

  • Clearly, it is time for a Second White House Conference on Children, already legislatively approved.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The change, if it is to happen, must be made legislatively, Bennett says.

    Academic text (2003)
  • All this state action has provoked federal activity legislatively and judicially.

    Academic text (2017)
  • One way of remediating the problems of the policy doctrine is to nullify or limit it legislatively.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Krauthammer wrote: "In 2006, liberals failed legislatively to gut welfare's work requirement."

    Blog text (33)
  • It seems like culturally and legislatively, dominance status seeking has been restricted, whereas prestige status seeking has been enabled.

  • The new education reform was passed legislatively to improve student outcomes.

Synonyms

statutorily
vslegislatively
  • Formal
1 8.1

Done the way the law requires or allows

is broader covering matters decided by lawmaking or formal laws

Surface Forms

legislatively positive

Morphology

legislatively = legislative (transparent) = legislate + ive + ly

Formed by the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'legislative', producing a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Legislatively comes from the root legis meaning 'law', which you can see in everyday words like legal and legislate. So, if something is done legislatively, it is done 'by law' or decided by the lawmakers.