legislative
leg·is·la·tive/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/adjective, noun
legislative is spelled L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (leg·is·la·tive). It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, legislative means “Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in legislative?
| Letters | 11: L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: leg·is·la·tive |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is legislative?
Legislative appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce legislative?
- UK /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/
- US /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/
- US [ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.ɾɪv]
Legislative has 4 syllables, split leg·is·la·tive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-legislative.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of legislative
- more legislative comparative
- most legislative superlative
- legislatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does legislative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.
a legislative act
noun
- 1
That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate legislative?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of legislative: Legis., leg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Legislative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the power to make laws:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | législatif |
| German | gesetzgeberisch |
| Portuguese | legislativo |
| Spanish | legislativo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does legislative come from?
From legislate + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).