legislative

«legislative» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with making laws — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (legislative)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law) Legislative means to do with making laws. tree →

2) The legislative branch of government is the part, such as Parliament or Congress, that makes laws. tree →

sense in the lessons

Citizenship and civics: the three branches of government are legislative (makes laws), executive (carries them out) and judicial (judges them). It tells the reader about law-making.

examples

• Congress is the legislative branch of the US government. tree →
• Parliament has legislative power in the UK. tree →
• The legislative process can take months. tree →
• A legislative assembly passed the new rule. tree →
• The legislative branch makes laws, and the courts explain them. tree →
• Our class held a pretend legislative debate. tree →

note

Say «LEJ-is-luh-tiv». Related: legislation (laws), legislator (a law-maker), legislature (the law-making body).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «legislative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.