n.
Pronunciation: ' le-j ə s- ˌ l ā -tiv, -l ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1640
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 appropriations ― compare EXECUTIVE , JUDICIAL
2 a : of or relating to a legislature < legislative committees> b : composed of members of a legislature < legislative caucus> c : created by a legislature especially as distinguished from an executive or judicial body d : designed to assist a legislature or its members <a legislative research agency>
3 : of, concerned with, or created by legislation < legislative courts>
– leg · is · la · tive · ly adverb