Meaning | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
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Example | "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" |
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Synonym | pass |
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Broader | ordain, enact | Order by virtue of superior authority |
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Spanish | legislar, pasar |
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Catalan | legislar, passar |
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Adjectives | legislative | of or relating to or created by legislation |
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Nouns | legislation | the act of making or enacting laws |
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legislation | law enacted by a legislative body |
legislator | someone who makes or enacts laws |
legislature | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |