legislatively
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleɪtɪvli/
- Formal
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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.
- But I wanted the country, our country to be legislatively free again.
- Legally, legislatively, culturally, they want pedophilia to be accepted.
- But unless, you know, there's a landslide, Harris is simply not going to be in a position to do anything legislatively.
- It seems like culturally and legislatively, dominance status seeking has been restricted, whereas prestige status seeking has been enabled.
Examples
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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.
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But I wanted the country, our country to be legislatively free again.
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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.
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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.
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The new education reform was passed legislatively to improve student outcomes.
Synonyms
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Done the way the law requires or allows
Surface Forms
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.