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Legislation

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• Legislations

  [lej-is-ley-shuh n] /ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of making or enacting laws. 2. a law or a body of laws enacted. /ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of making laws; enactment 2. the laws so made n. 1650s, from French législation, from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, […]

• Legislative

  [lej-is-ley-tiv] /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv/ adjective 1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body. 2. of or relating to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings; legislative power. 3. pertaining to a : a legislative recess. 4. enacted or ordained by or a : legislative ruling; legislative remedy. noun 5. . /ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv/ adjective 1. of […]

• Left parenthesis

  character “(“. ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (“)” = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (“)” = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (“)” = wane); parenthisey (“)” = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis […]

• Legislative-council

  noun 1. the upper house of a bicameral legislature. 2. a unicameral legislature in a British colony consisting of the governor, official members appointed by the governor, and unofficial members representing the indigenous population. 3. a committee composed of members of both houses of a state legislature that meets between sessions to study particular problems […]

• Legislative-branch

  noun 1. the branch of government having the power to make laws; the . legislative branch [(lej-i-slay-tiv)] The branch of the federal and state government empowered to make the laws that are then enforced by the executive branch and interpreted by the judicial branch. The legislative branch consists of Congress and the fifty state legislatures. […]

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