legislatives
USLEJ-i-slay-tivz/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪvz/SayLEJ-i-sluh-tivzUK/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪvz/AUS/ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪvz/
- 1Plural of legislative, the lawmaking branch; rare, "legislatures" is usual.
Note
Only the noun can take this ending. Legislative is also an adjective meaning "lawmaking," and English adjectives never add a plural -s. The ending is therefore a sure sign that the word stands on its own for a lawmaking branch of government: two legislatives, but two legislative bodies, never "two legislatives bodies." Before another noun, the word stays unchanged.
legislatives is a form of legislative
legislative, noun: The branch of government responsible for making laws, or holding the power to make them. Full entry
- Forms
- legislativelegislatives plural
- Spelling
- legislative → legislatives: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with legislatives, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.