legislating

ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of legislating - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

law-makingthe process of making or enacting laws

Legislating is a crucial function of the government.

lawmaking

legislation

Adjective

law-making

Rare

related to making or enacting laws

Rare

The legislating body convened to discuss new policies.

legislative

statutory

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Origin of legislating

Latin, legis (law) + latio (carrying)

Examples of legislating in a sentence

The committee focused on legislating new policies.
The legislating committee drafted the new bill.
Legislating authorities met to revise the constitution.

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French:légifération, législatif, ...
German:Gesetzgebung, gesetzgebend, ...
Italian:legiferazione, legiferante, ...
Spanish:legislación, legislativo, ...
Portuguese:legislação, legiferante, ...
Chinese:立法, 立法的, ...
Japanese:立法, 立法の, ...
Arabic:تَشْرِيع, تَشْرِيعِي, ...
Hebrew:חֲקִיקָה, מְחוֹקֵק, ...
Russian:законотворчество, законодательный, ...
Ukrainian:законотворчість, законодавчий, ...
Hindi:विधायन, विधायी, ...
Bengali:আইন প্রণয়ন, আইন প্রণয়নকারী, ...
Catalan:elaboració de lleis, legislatiu, ...
Czech:zákonodárství, zákonodárný, ...
Danish:lovgivning, lovgivende, ...
Dutch:wetgeving, wetgevend, ...
Greek:νομοθέτηση, νομοθετικός, ...
Hungarian:törvényalkotás, törvényhozó, ...
Khmer:ការតាក់តែងច្បាប់, នីតិប្បញ្ញត្តិ, ...
Korean:입법, 입법의, ...
Persian:قانون‌گذاری, قانون‌ساز, ...
Polish:ustanawianie prawa, ustawodawczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):legislação, legiferante, ...
Romanian:legiferare, legislativ, ...
Swedish:lagstiftning, lagstiftande, ...
Thai:การออกกฎหมาย, เกี่ยวกับการออกกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:yasa yapma, yasama, ...
Vietnamese:việc lập pháp, lập pháp, ...

legislate

ˈlɛdʒ.ɪs.leɪt

Definition of legislate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

law creationmake laws for a country or group

The government will legislate new rules next year.
Parliament will legislate against cyberbullying next session.
Municipalities cannot legislate beyond their jurisdiction.

enact

ordain

pass

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Expressions with legislate

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legislate out of existence

end something by making a law against it

They tried to legislate out of existence the old tax system.

Origin of legislate

Latin, lex (law) + latus (carried)

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French:légiférer, ...
German:Gesetze erlassen, ...
Italian:legiferare, ...
Spanish:legislar, ...
Portuguese:legislar, ...
Chinese:立法, ...
Japanese:制定する, ...
Arabic:سَنَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַקֵּק, ...
Russian:принимать законы, ...
Ukrainian:ухвалювати закони, ...
Hindi:कानून बनाना, ...
Bengali:আইন তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:legislar, ...
Czech:uzákoňovat, ...
Danish:lovgive, ...
Dutch:wetgeven, ...
Greek:νομοθετώ, ...
Hungarian:törvényt hozni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើច្បាប់, ...
Korean:입법하다, ...
Persian:قانون‌گذاری کردن, ...
Polish:stanowić prawo, ...
Portuguese (BR):legislar, ...
Romanian:a legifera, ...
Swedish:lagstifta, ...
Thai:ออกกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:yasa çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:ban hành luật, ...

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