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  • 31legislative — 1. adjective Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; distinguished from executive: as, a legislative act, a legislative body. Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not… …

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  • 32legislative — legislatively, adv. /lej is lay tiv/, adj. 1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body. 2. of or pertaining to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings; legislative power. 3. pertaining to a legislature: a legislative recess.… …

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  • 33legislative power — The lawmaking powers of a legislative body, whose functions include the power to make, alter, amend and repeal laws. In essence, the legislature has the power to make laws and such power is reposed exclusively in such body though it may delegate… …

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  • 34legislative power — The lawmaking powers of a legislative body, whose functions include the power to make, alter, amend and repeal laws. In essence, the legislature has the power to make laws and such power is reposed exclusively in such body though it may delegate… …

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  • 35Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia — The Legislative Assembly ( ru. Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия, Zakonodatelnoye sobraniye Respubliki Kareliya ; fi. Karjalan tasavallan lakiasäätävä kokous) is the legislative body of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Chairman of the… …

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  • 36Legislative Council of Ceylon — The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body created in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke Cameron Commission along with the a Executive Council on March 13, 1833.… …

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  • 37Legislative system of the People's Republic of China — The legislative system of the People s Republic of China may either refer to the system of laws and regulations generated in China s legal system or more narrowly the system of formulation of such codes by institutions, such as the main… …

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  • 38legislative — leg•is•la•tive [[t]ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gov having the function of making laws: a legislative body[/ex] 2) gov of or pertaining to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings[/ex] 3) gov pertaining to a legislature: a legislative… …

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  • 39legislative — /ˈlɛdʒəslətɪv/ (say lejuhsluhtiv) adjective 1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body. 2. of or relating to legislation: legislative proceedings. 3. ordained by legislation: a legislative penalty. 4. relating to a legislature: a… …

  • 40body*/*/*/ — [ˈbɒdi] noun 1) [C] the whole physical structure of a person or animal, including the head, arms, and legs My whole body ached.[/ex] 2) [C] the main part of a person s or animal s body, not including the head, arms, or legs 3) [C] the body of a… …

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