[leg.is.la.tive] adj (ca. 1641) 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 "~ committees" b: composed of members of a legislature "~ caucus" c: created by a legislature esp. as distinguished from an executive or judicial body d: designed to assist a legislature or its members "a ~ research agency"
3: of, concerned with, or created by legislation -- leg.is.la.tive.ly adv
[2]legislative n (1642): the body or department exercising the power and function of legislating: legislature