Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not actually a legislative body.
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legislative — leg·is·la·tive / le jəs ˌlā tiv/ adj 1 a: having the power or performing the function of legislating b: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial… … Law dictionary
Legislative — Leg is*la*tive (l[e^]j [i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. l[ e]gislatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; distinguished from {executive}; as, a legislative act; a legislative body. [1913 Webster] The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legislative — UK US /ˈledʒɪslətɪv/ US / ṱɪv/ adjective LAW ► relating to laws and the process of making laws: »A special legislative session has been called to deal with the state deficit. »The pricing plan failed to win legislative approval before the close … Financial and business terms
legislative — [lej′is lāt΄iv] adj. 1. of legislation [legislative powers ] ☆ 2. of a legislature or its members [legislative party whip] 3. having the power to make laws [a legislative assembly] 4. brought about or enforced by legislation n. the lawmaking… … English World dictionary
Legislative — (v. lat.), die Gesetzgebende Versammlung, s. Nationalversammlung 4) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
legislative — (adj.) 1640s; from LEGISLATOR (Cf. legislator) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Legislatively … Etymology dictionary
legislative — [adj] lawmaking congressional, decreeing, enacting, jurisdictive, lawgiving, legislational, legislatorial, ordaining, parliamentarian, parliamentary, senatorial, statute making, synodical; concept 319 … New thesaurus
legislative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the power to make laws. 2) relating to laws or a legislature. DERIVATIVES legislatively adverb … English terms dictionary
Législative — Assemblée législative Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les articles traitant d un même sujet en fonction du pays ou de la juridiction. Plusieurs institutions portent le nom d Assemblée législative : Sommaire 1 France 2 Pays du… … Wikipédia en Français
Legislative — Die Legislative (lat.: lex, „Gesetz“, und ferre, „tragen“, davon das PPP latum, „getragen“; auch gesetzgebende Gewalt) ist in der Staatstheorie neben der Exekutive (ausführenden Gewalt) und Judikative (Rechtsprechung) eine der drei unabhängigen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
legislative — legislatively, adv. /lej is lay tiv/, adj. 1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body. 2. of or pertaining to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings; legislative power. 3. pertaining to a legislature: a legislative recess.… … Universalium
