legislative branch
14
3.6
- noun
- /ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtɪv bræntʃ/
- Formal
:
poder legislativo
- What are the two legislative branches of Congress called?
- executive and legislative branch
- legislative branch of government
- judicial and legislative branches
But he's been allowed to undermine the judiciary, the legislative branch, the executive branch.
- But he's been allowed to undermine the judiciary, the legislative branch, the executive branch.
- And we really need to bring the legislative branch and the executive branch back together again.
- So he was part of the executive branch and the legislative branch.
- He, I mean, not all powerful, but, but he he could, his power could not be checked by the government or by the legislative branch.
Examples
-
The executive and legislative branches of the US government are usually responsive to effective pressure groups.
Academic text (1992) -
In 1980, the Pentagon sent approximately 170 reports to the legislative branch; by 1988, the number was about 550.
Academic text (1990) -
There still are some dedicated foreign policy hands willing to fight to give the legislative branch a voice.
Academic text (2018) -
Without question, the legislative branch can review it later and take action as they see fit.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we really need to bring the legislative branch and the executive branch back together again.
-
In fact, both the executive and legislative branches are attempting to chart a new course for U.S. policy.
Academic text (1995) -
Can commitments made by the executive branch be contradicted by the legislative branch?
Academic text (2003) -
The Founders envisioned a legislative branch that would deliberate and an executive branch that would act.
Academic text (1990) -
This is accomplished by holding regular free and fair elections, imposing term limits, and establishing strong legislative branches and court systems.
-
The legislative branch is responsible for creating laws that govern the country.
Synonyms
449
3.5
The group of people who make and pass a country's laws
356
5.3
A group of people who make and change the laws of a country or region
166
7.2
An official group of elected people who make laws
28
2.5
The part of the United States government that makes laws, made of the Senate and the House of Representatives
24
2.5
A national group of elected people who make United States laws and includes the Senate and House of Representatives
10
3.0
A national body that makes laws, including the Senate and the House of Representatives
8
4.5
An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state
8
3.5
A group that makes laws for the United Kingdom with two parts, Commons and Lords
5
3.7
The national group of elected people who make and change laws
4
4.9
A group of representatives who make and change laws for a state or organization
1
5.4
A group of elected people who make and change laws for a country or region
How Broad
802
3.2
- Formal
14
3.6
449
3.5
356
5.3
88
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'branch of government responsible for making laws' follows directly from combining 'legislative' (relating to lawmaking) with 'branch' (a subdivision), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase’s meaning. The adjective+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard government terminology, making it immediately transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Legislative branch uses the image of a tree: a branch is a part that grows from the trunk, and the legislative part is the one that 'makes laws'. So the phrase means the part of government that 'makes laws'.