# legislative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ · frequency rank #4,170

## Definitions
1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.

## Etymology
From legislate + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **legislature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislative-vs-legislature)
- **legislate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislate-vs-legislative)
- **legislation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislation-vs-legislative)

## Common misspellings (16)
`elgislative`, `leggislative`, `legilsative`, `legisaltive`, `legislaitve`, `legislatiev`, `legislativve`, `legislattive`, `legislatvie`, `legisllative`, `legisltaive`, `legisslative`, `legsilative`, `leigslative`, `lgeislative`, `llegislative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legislative