I. ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-tiv, -lə- 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
II. noun
Date: 1642
: the body or department exercising the power and function of legislating : legislature