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legislating

legislating

3 6.2
The process of making laws by a government or elected representatives
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : legislación
  • The very fact that this instrument has been deemed worth legislating indicates that Australian law is not completely aligned with the international community.
  • self-legislating

And I also think that legislating, because that's what it is, so many Californians think that they're expressing their opinion about the issue.

Examples

  • In short, legislating based on the social mores of the minority ...

    Blog text (7)

  • Creating amendments and legislating laws against certain behaviors?

    Blog text (28)

  • But the legislating and governing process takes time, with good reason.

    Academic text (2012)

  • I have never believed in legislating morality.

    Blog text (17)

  • That's not how legislating works in this country.

  • If that were the case, state and federal legislatures would have no basis for legislating.

    Blog text (32)

  • The game of legislating and judging is infinitely more complex than chess.

    Academic text (2008)

  • And I also think that legislating, because that's what it is, so many Californians think that they're expressing their opinion about the issue.

    Stanford

  • Yet the contentious nature of modern legislating still left a confused record regarding the applicability of a particular provision and left the Court with a choice: effectuate the broad purpose of the law, or hold the drafters to their words.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The process of legislating new laws can be lengthy and complex.

Synonyms

legislation
vslegislating
  • Formal
134 4.4

A process of making laws in a parliament or other elected body

is identical in meaning but often used as the general process term
enactment
vslegislating
  • Formal
9 6.1

The process of making a law official by a government body

covers the full creation process rather than just final approval and effect
lawmaking
vslegislating
4 4.0

The process of creating and passing laws by a group of elected officials

is the same idea but used as the general action of creating laws

How Binding

enactment
  • Formal
9 6.1
legislating
  • Formal
3 6.2
recommendation
553 2.5
drafting
3.3

Surface Forms

legislating singular
legislatings plural

Morphology

legislating = legislate (transparent) = legislate + ing

Standard gerund/participle formation from the verb 'legislate'; the meaning denotes the action or process of making laws and is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Legislating comes from the Latin root legis meaning 'law', the same root you see in legal and legislation. So, legislating is simply the act of making or passing laws.