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lagstiftande

legislative

Definition & meaning

Lagstiftande means legislative or law-making: having the function or authority to make laws.

It can also mean legislating or the making of laws, depending on the context.

Grammar & Word origin

Lagstiftande is an adjective and the present participle of lagstifta , “to legislate.” It is formed from lag , “law,” and stifta , here meaning “to establish or enact.”

As an adjective, it has the same form regardless of gender or number.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • lagstiftar- — “legislative” or “law-making,” used as the first part of compound words.
  • verkställande — “executive”; contrasts with lagstiftande in the separation of powers, referring to carrying out laws rather than making them.
  • dömande — “judicial”; refers to applying and interpreting laws in courts rather than making them.

Common phrases & collocations

  • lagstiftande makt — legislative power
  • lagstiftande församling — legislative assembly
  • lagstiftande organ — legislative body

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Examples

Riksdagen är den lagstiftande makten.adjective

The Parliament is the legislative power.

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