LEGISLATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does legislative mean? 

• LEGISLATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective LEGISLATIVE has 2 senses:

1. relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature

2. of or relating to or created by legislation

  Familiarity information: LEGISLATIVE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEGISLATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

legislative council

Pertainym:

legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or created by legislation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

legislative proposal

Pertainym:

legislation (law enacted by a legislative body)

Derivation:

legislate (make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation)

 Context examples 

Research emphasis areas are medical and scientific research topics that warrant expanded support based on scientific need and opportunity, public health importance, and/or legislative mandate.

(NIH Emphasis Area, NCI Thesaurus)

An important leadership function of all advanced practice nurses is participation in legislative and professional activities to promote professional advancement and health related social policies.

(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

This project could not be of any great expense to the public; and might in my poor opinion, be of much use for the despatch of business, in those countries where senates have any share in the legislative power; beget unanimity, shorten debates, open a few mouths which are now closed, and close many more which are now open; curb the petulancy of the young, and correct the positiveness of the old; rouse the stupid, and damp the pert.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)