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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

gesetzgebend

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈzɛtsˌɡeːbn̩t/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Legislative/ˈlɛdʒ.ɪs.lə.tɪv/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die gesetzgebende Gewalt liegt beim Bundestag."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the power to make laws.

    "The legislative branch of the government is responsible for drafting and passing new statutes."
As noun
  1. 1

    A legislative body or assembly.

    "The state legislative convened early this year to address the budget crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'legislativus', stemming from 'legis' (law) and 'lator' (proposer of a law, from 'ferre' to bring). It entered the English language in the early 17th century to describe matters relating to the making or enactment of laws.

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