legislation
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4.4
- noun
- /ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
- Formal
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proceso legislativo
- Congresswoman Matsui has actually introduced some legislation to help change things.
- propose legislation
- enact legislation
- Congress passes legislation
You know, pass legislation on how dating is weird nowadays.
- You know, pass legislation on how dating is weird nowadays.
- Huge learning curve to learn how to draft legislation, for a start.
- My fear is that this government will bring in legislation to stop people being able to speak.
- Senate Democrats today introduced a new legislation for limitations to police forces.
- But we have those things that are tech is just amplifying and so legislation is necessary.
- We have legislation we pass, it's just only now just really kicking in.
- I think, and I think companies, you know, need we need some form of legislation that does this.
- Most legislation does not mature in a two year.
Examples
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Congress seems to think its only job is to write legislation to justify its existence.
Blog text (1) -
We need to study this issue, and appropriate legislation... that will return us to an America we can be proud of.
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And if so, what specific piece of legislation will you advance?
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My fear is that this government will bring in legislation to stop people being able to speak.
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And as I said, legislation will help us do that.
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Senate Democrats today introduced a new legislation for limitations to police forces.
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The parliament passes legislation twice a year and that's their job.
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Byers crafted the legislation creating the program, which is considered a model for other states.
Academic text (2011) -
On the face of it, the legislation delivers substantial new rights and entitlements to agency staff.
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Under the proposed legislation, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will oversee compliance.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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6.1
The process of making a law official by a government body
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4.0
The process of creating and passing laws by a group of elected officials
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6.2
The process of making laws by a government or elected representatives
Antonyms
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6.0
The removal of government rules that control an industry or business to allow more competition
Compounds
- Formal
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6.3
A law that gives authorities power to make people follow rules and carry out policies
- Specialized
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5.6
Law that stops monopolies and unfair business practices to protect competition
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Legislation comes from the Latin root leg/lex meaning 'law' and the ending -lation, which you see in translation and means 'an act'. So, legislation is the act of making or putting laws into place.