legislative
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtɪv/
- Formal
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legislativo
- Well, these are very exciting books about the Legislative Process.
- the legislative branch
- a legislative council
- legislative body
We're getting ready for the next legislative sessions, she says.
- We're getting ready for the next legislative sessions, she says.
- you know, it's sort of in, in terms of legislative and executive actions,
- Manage external and legislative relationships and outreach.
- It'll give you talking points to to talk to legislative staff, etcetera.
- And you can fix that problem through legislative redrafting.
- And I don't want to predict the legislative process.
- The, the Constitution was well laid out with three branches of government, legislative, executive, judicial.
- They're called the American Legislative Exchange Council, Alec or Alec, and they write bills.
- He goes on to say that the lesson from the Great Recession is that when crisis strikes, even the quickest legislative response tends to be too slow.
- But if you were to try to address yourselves to legislative change or regulatory change, you'd need some coalition.
- This was the speaker of the House for Arizona when their abortion law was passed, which is now in effect three days after the legislative session ended.
Examples
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The legislative process is full of veto points.
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It's an urgent policy and legislative issue worldwide.
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So therefore, you have to separate legislative and executive powers.
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More often than not, this referred only to the legislative actions of Congress.
Academic text (1999) -
We're getting ready for the next legislative sessions, she says.
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Another trend in early scholarship focused on the legislative history of immigration policy.
Academic text (1999) -
It will require some legislative change as well, and it will require a different mindset of the people.
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The ultimate aim is the election of all the members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage.
Academic text (1990) -
Since November, the Democrats have been forced to face some legislative repercussions due to their electoral defeat.
Academic text (2011) -
The committee proposed several new laws during the legislative session.
Synonyms
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4.6
Relating to a congress, especially the United States Congress
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6.1
Relating to the rules and procedures used in meetings of a parliament or assembly
Compounds
- Formal
8
4.5
An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state
- Formal
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5.4
A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region
How Legislative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word legislative comes from the root legis, which means 'law' and is the same root you see in legal and legislation. So legislative describes people or actions that make or relate to 'laws'.