What does “legislative power” mean?
Simple meaning
The power to make laws.
Example
Parliament has legislative power.
Memory tip
Legislative starts with L, like laws. Parliament makes the laws.
In your language
Tiếng Việt: quyền lập pháp
Quyền làm ra luật.
Quốc hội có quyền lập pháp.
Lập pháp là làm luật. Quốc hội làm luật.
简体中文: 立法权
制定法律的权力。
议会拥有立法权。
立法就是制定法律。议会制定法律。
Español: poder legislativo
El poder de hacer leyes.
El Parlamento tiene el poder legislativo.
Legislativo se parece a legislar, que es hacer leyes. El Parlamento hace las leyes.
हिन्दी: विधायी शक्ति
कानून बनाने की शक्ति।
संसद के पास विधायी शक्ति है।
विधायी शब्द विधान से है, यानी कानून। संसद कानून बनाती है।
العربية: السلطة التشريعية
سلطة سن القوانين.
البرلمان يملك السلطة التشريعية.
التشريع هو سن القوانين. البرلمان يسن القوانين.
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