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lawmaking

lawmaking

4 4.0
The process of creating and passing laws by a group of elected officials
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔːˌmeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : legislación
  • The process of lawmaking in our country involves multiple stages, including drafting, debating, and voting on proposed laws.
  • lawmaking process
  • lawmaking power
  • lawmaking body

So the basic process of government and lawmaking, the problem is that they say we have it all.

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Examples

  • Observers commonly note, for instance, that Congress rarely delegates fundamental lawmaking authority in tax policy.

    Academic text (2018)
  • There is no judicial equivalent to the constitutionally prescribed lawmaking procedures established for Congress in Article I, Section 7.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So the basic process of government and lawmaking, the problem is that they say we have it all.

  • These criminals have so much political power they can shut down the normal legislative process of the highest lawmaking body in this land.

  • One principle: under our Constitution, the lawmaking power is assigned to Congress exclusively.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Where that is so, the Commerce Clause permits the federal government to exercise lawmaking authority.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The question, however, is just how much conservatism one wants in one's lawmaking processes.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The Framers put Congress right at the center of lawmaking, and Congress is right at the center of the dysfunction.

  • In recent years, the NPC has asserted its prerogatives as China's supreme lawmaking body.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The history of Magna Carta reveals that the Due Process Clause serves as a regulation of governmental lawmaking power.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

legislation
vslawmaking
  • Formal
134 4.4

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

is identical in meaning and used interchangeably in most contexts
enactment
vslawmaking
  • Formal
9 6.1

The process of making a law official by a government body

highlights the whole process instead of this single approval step
legislating
vslawmaking
  • Formal
3 6.2

The process of making laws by a government or elected representatives

focuses on the ongoing process rather than the single action

How Advanced

enactment
  • Formal
9 6.1
lawmaking
4 4.0
bill
4.1
to draft
138 3.7
proposal
817 2.9

Surface Forms

lawmaking singular
lawmakings plural

Morphology

lawmaking = law + making (transparent) = law + making

A straightforward compound of 'law' + 'making' meaning the process of making laws; learners who know 'law' and 'making' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Lawmaking combines the simple parts law and making: law comes from an old word meaning 'something set down' or a rule, and making means 'creating', so lawmaking is the process of creating the rules a country or group follows.