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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
legislative
    adj 1: relating to a legislature or composed of members of a
           legislature; "legislative council"
    2: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative
       proposal"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Legislative \Leg"is*la*tive\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
   [Cf. F. l['e]gislatif.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws;
      lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a
      legislative act; a legislative body.
      [1913 Webster]

            The supreme legislative power of England was lodged
            in the king and great council, or what was
            afterwards called the Parliament.     --Hume.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to
      legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business;
      the legislative style.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for legislative:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
actionable, applicable, authorized, bicameral, competent, congressional, constitutional, deliberative, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislatorial, legit, legitimate, licit, parliamentary, rightful, sanctioned, senatorial, statutory, unicameral, valid, within the law
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