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legislative

/ˈledʒɪslətɪv/adjective

उच्चारण लेजिस्लटिव

विधायी

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    connected with the act of making and passing laws

    विधायी

    • Legislative Assembly
    • The Legislative Council approved the bill after a long debate.
    • The legislative process can take several months.
    + 2 more examples
    • Members of the legislative body voted on the bill.
    • She was elected to the state legislative assembly.

    Synonyms lawmaking parliamentary congressional

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

legislative + noun

Legislative is used only before nouns such as assembly, council, power, body and reform.

Legislative केवल assembly, council, power, body और reform जैसी संज्ञाओं से पहले आता है।

  • The legislative assembly meets in the capital.
  • Parliament has the legislative power to change the law.

legislative vs legislature

Legislative is the adjective; the legislature is the body itself.

Legislative adjective है; legislature स्वयं वह संस्था है।

  • The state legislature passed the bill.
  • It is a legislative matter.

legislative branch

The legislative branch makes laws, unlike the executive and judiciary.

Legislative शाखा कानून बनाती है, executive और judiciary के विपरीत।

  • Parliament is the legislative branch of government.
  • The three branches are legislative, executive and judicial.

legislative process

This phrase means the series of steps by which a bill becomes law.

यह phrase उन चरणों को बताता है जिनसे गुज़रकर bill कानून बनता है।

  • The legislative process includes three readings.
  • He studied the legislative process in civics.
+Collocations 4

legislative + noun (body)

assemblycouncilbodycommitteechamber

  • The Legislative Council has seventy members.

legislative + noun (action)

reformprocesschangeproposalagenda

  • The legislative agenda for the session was long.

legislative + power / authority

powerauthoritycompetencecontrol

  • The Constitution gives Parliament legislative powers.

verb + legislative

dissolveelectaddressoppose

  • The Governor addressed the legislative assembly.
“More examples 5
  • The legislative assembly debated the bill for three days.

विधानसभा ने उस विधेयक पर तीन दिन बहस की।

  • Members of the legislative council are not all directly elected.

विधान परिषद के सभी सदस्य सीधे नहीं चुने जाते।

  • A legislative committee studied the draft before the vote.

एक विधायी समिति ने मतदान से पहले मसौदे का अध्ययन किया।

  • The courts cannot take over legislative duties.

न्यायालय विधायी कर्तव्य अपने हाथ में नहीं ले सकते।

  • Radhika read a book on legislative reforms in India.

राधिका ने भारत में विधायी सुधारों पर एक पुस्तक पढ़ी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The legislative is meeting tomorrow.

✓ The legislature is meeting tomorrow.

Legislative is an adjective; the body is the legislature.

Legislative adjective है; संस्था के लिए legislature आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These three words name the three arms of government, each with a different task.

ये तीनों शब्द सरकार की तीन शाखाओं के नाम हैं, जिनके कार्य अलग-अलग हैं।

legislative

Connected with making laws.

कानून बनाने से संबंधित।

  • The legislative branch drafts laws.

executive

Connected with carrying out laws and running the government.

कानूनों को लागू करने और सरकार चलाने से संबंधित।

  • The executive branch includes the ministers.

judicial

Connected with courts and judges.

अदालतों और न्यायाधीशों से संबंधित।

  • The judicial branch interprets the law.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

The Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the lower house of a state legislature; six states have a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad).

विधानसभा राज्य विधानमंडल का निचला सदन है; छह राज्यों में विधान परिषद है।