| Legislative 1. (a.) Making, or having the power to make, laws; as the legislative branch; a legislative act; a legislative body. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business; the legislative style. Thesaurus Entries actionable, applicable, authorized, bicameral, competent, congressional, constitutional, deliberative, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislatorial, legit, legitimate, licit, parliamentary, rightful, sanctioned, senatorial, statutory, unicameral, valid, within the law |