01 a. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a legislative act; a legislative body.
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Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a legislative act; a legislative body.“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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Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business; the legislative style.