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legislation
[ lej-is-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of making or enacting laws.
- a law or a body of laws enacted.
legislation
/ ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən /
noun
- the act or process of making laws; enactment
- the laws so made
Other Words From
- subleg·is·lation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of legislation1
Example Sentences
Or (horrors) he could reach out to congressional leaders in both parties to pursue bipartisan legislation.
As long ago as the early 1970s, he had gone on to support most civil rights-related legislation.
According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.
The legislation strengthens and updates a previous version of the bill that expired in 2011.
We may never know the full amount that the Kochs or other outside spenders donate to advance anti-union legislation.
The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.
Hereditary legislation in the twentieth century and the most civilized country in the world!
Foot and mouth disease had for some time been rife in Great Britain and Ireland, and legislation became necessary.
After this Act, and until the year 1888, no further general railway legislation of importance took place.
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
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