| 单词 | legislative |
| 释义 | legislative (once / 337 pages) adj Legislative is an adjective that describes the act or process of passing laws. Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government. They're the ones who can pass bills, which the president can sign into law or veto. A legislator is someone charged with creating and passing new laws in the legislature. All of these words come from the same root words — lex and legis (meaning "law") and lator (meaning "proposer"). So a legislator is literally a proposer of law, and their actions are legislative in nature. If you are interested in the legislative process, you might consider going to law school and running for office. Or you might just enjoy a movie about politics instead. WORD FAMILYlegislative: legislatively+/legislate: legislated, legislates, legislating, legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature/legislation: legislations/legislator: legislators, legislatorship/legislature: legislatures USAGE EXAMPLESFinal legislative budget approval: Late June or early July. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Flynt said Brewer accomplished many goals during his partial term because of his legislative background. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Arguably more important than the legislative agenda for gun rights groups is Mr. Trump’s choice to fill the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature legislative council 2adj of or relating to or created by legislation legislative proposal |
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