legislative

IPA: ɫˈɛdʒʌsɫeɪtɪv

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.

Examples of "legislative" in Sentences

Traditionally, judges look to what they call legislative intent.
Oh, * legislative* experience ... but Obama has * more* legislative experience than Hillary ... so, I'm at a loss here ...
"This is one of those projects that touch's what we call our legislative mandate: Preserve Protect and Perpetuate as well as provide outdoor recreation activities," Anderson said.
Vicki Goode of Boyle County, Ky., had voted for Obama as well, and said she felt disappointed by his first two years in office and by what she characterized as a legislative logjam in Washington.
Thus the president or the governor is, in a certain sense, the agent and officer of the legislative power of the state, to carry into effect its decisions, and this _legislative_ power has really the control.
Sadly and surprisingly, they were abetted by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who declared last month that he would accept what he called a "legislative solution" to the status of the wolf in the Rocky Mountains.
By analogy we can use the term legislative theatre to mean new laws that don't actually improve anything, but merely exist to give the imression that something is being done, or that politicians "care" about a particular issue. ban suicide websites: