lawmaking (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lawmaking*:
NOUN	act	lawmaking, legislation, legislating	the act of making or enacting laws

lawmaking > pronunciation
Sounds	lao'mey.kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *lawmaking*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of making or enacting laws.
Synonyms	legislation, legislating
Category of	filibuster	obstruct deliberately by delaying
Category of	reconsider	Consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Category	legislation, statute law	law enacted by a legislative body
Narrower	criminalization, criminalisation	legislation that makes something illegal
	decriminalization, decriminalisation	legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
	enactment, passage	The passing of a law by a legislative body
Broader	government, governing, governance, government activity, administration	The act of governing
Spanish	legislación
Catalan	legislació

HyperDic: lawmaking