| legislation |
a bill or proposal enacted into law by a governing body. [2 definitions] |
| legislative |
relating to a branch of government having the power to pass laws. [2 definitions] |
| legislative branch |
the division of a government that determines and produces laws. |
| legislative district |
one of the electoral areas into which a region is divided. In each legislative district, voters elect a single person to represent the district in a larger legislative body. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws, esp. a member of a legislative body. |
| legislature |
a governmental assembly authorized to make, change, or revoke the laws of a state or nation. |
| legit |
(slang) legitimate. |
| legitimacy |
the state or fact of being legitimate. |
| legitimate |
in accordance with the law or rules (used especially when the breaking of laws or rules is suspected). [6 definitions] |
| legitimatize |
to legitimate; legitimize. |
| legitimist |
one who supports legitimate authority, esp. that of a claim to a throne based on hereditary right. |
| legitimize |
to make or declare lawful or legal. [3 definitions] |
| legless |
combined form of leg. |
| legman |
anyone whose job is to run errands or gather information. |
| leg-of-mutton |
having a shape similar to a leg of mutton, esp. designating the sleeves of some garments that puff at the shoulder and narrow at the wrist. |
| legroom |
space sufficient for one to stretch out or change the position of one's legs comfortably while sitting. |
| legume |
any of the family of plants, including beans and peas, that bear their seeds and fruit in pods and have roots containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria. [2 definitions] |
| leguminous |
of, being, or resembling a legume. |
| leg warmers |
a pair of tubular coverings for the legs, usu. knitted from wool or the like, used esp. to keep the legs warm while exercising or dancing. |
| legwork |
(informal) work that requires extensive walking or traveling. |
| lei1 |
in Hawaii, a wreath or garland of flowers, usu. worn around the neck. |