Legislatiu

Legislatiu is a Catalan adjective meaning legislative, relating to the making of laws or to the institutions and powers involved in lawmaking. In usage, it designates anything connected with the process of enacting statutes or with the legislative branch itself. The term derives from the Latin root legis, meaning law, and the Catalan adjective formation pattern that yields forms like legislatiu.

In Catalan, the corresponding noun for legislation is legislació, while legislatiu modifies nouns. Common phrases include poder legislatiu (the legislative power) and òrgans legislatius (legislative bodies). Other examples are reformes legislatives (legislative reforms) and processos legislatius (legislative processes). The masculine singular form is legislatiu, the feminine singular legislativa, and the plural forms legislatius (masculine) and legislatives (feminine).

Legislatiu is standard in Catalan-speaking regions, including Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands, where it appears in legal texts, government documents, and educational materials. It is distinct from legislació, the noun for legislation, and from other Romance-language cognates such as French législatif and Italian legislativo, which share the same root but different spellings.