legislative

1. 1.

   relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature

   “legislative council”
2. 2.

   of or relating to or created by legislation

   “legislative proposal”

Questions about legislative

What does legislative mean?

legislative means "relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in legislative?

legislative has 4 syllables: leg-i-sla-tive. The stress falls on "leg". In IPA it is /ˈlɛdʒəˌsleɪtɪv/.

Is legislative a common word?

legislative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.