legislativeadjective
uk/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/us/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.t̬ɪv/formalrelating to laws or the making of laws:
The European Parliament will have greater legislative powers (= ability to make laws).
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- There will be few legislative changes.
- They have sweeping new legislative powers.
- They oppose most legislative reform.
- He is an expert in legislative history.
- They have too much legislative power.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- constitutional
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative assembly
- legitimate
- passage
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rescission
- rider
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