Vocabulary
die
Legislative
/leɡɪslaˈtiːvə/· noun· Pl. die Legislativen
the legislature, the legislative branch
Die Legislative — the parliaments that pass the laws: in Germany the Bundestag (with the Bundesrat) and the Landtage.
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- Singular
- die Legislative
- Plural
- die Legislativen
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- der Legislative
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Legislative
the legislature
Die Legislative beschließt die Gesetze, die Exekutive führt sie aus.
The legislature passes the laws, the executive implements them.
Word family
Legislativelegislativlegislativedie Legislaturperiodethe legislative period, the parliamentary termdie Legislaturthe parliamentary term (short for Legislaturperiode)
Common combinations
- die Legislative stärkento strengthen the legislature
- Aufgabe der Legislativethe task of the legislature
- Legislative und Exekutivethe legislature and the executive
Real examples
- In einer parlamentarischen Demokratie geht die Legislative aus freien Wahlen hervor.In a parliamentary democracy the legislature emerges from free elections.
- Die Opposition wirft der Regierung vor, die Legislative zu übergehen.The opposition accuses the government of bypassing the legislature.
- Wer Gesetze ändern will, muss in der Legislative eine Mehrheit finden.Anyone who wants to change laws has to find a majority in the legislature.
