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单词 legislative
释义 leg·is·la·tive
I. \ˈlejə̇ˌslā]d.]iv, ]t], ]ēv also -_slə]\ adjective
Etymology: legislator + -ive
1. : having the power or performing the function of legislating
 < the legislative power may not rule by arbitrary decrees — J.H.Hallowell >
 < a national constitutional convention is clearly a legislative body — M.O.Hudson >
— compare administrative, executive, judicial
2.
 a. : of or relating to a legislature
  < legislative committees >
  < legislative clerk >
  < legislative act >
  : composed of members of a legislature
  < legislative cabinet >
  < legislative caucus >
  < a presession legislative conference >
 b. : created by a legislature especially as distinguished from an executive or judicial body
  < legislative budget >
  < legislative justice >
 c. : designed to assist a legislature or its members
  < legislative reference bureau >
  < legislative research agency >
3. : of, concerned with, or created by legislation
 < legislative advocate >
 < legislative courts >
 < legislative home rule >
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : the power and function of legislating
2. : the body or department exercising the power and function of legislating : legislature 1
 < the legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands — John Locke >
 < having both the executive and the legislative of the same party — Ellen D. Ellis >
— compare administration, executive, judiciary
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