legislate
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legislate
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/
Where it comes from
Back-formation from legislation, legislator.
verb legislates · legislating · legislated
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To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate and enforce the statutes.
Similar: lawmake
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pass, legislative, legislation, regulate, enact, adopt, lawmake, relegislate, legiferate, colegislate, co-legislate, draft, amend, codify, statutorize, make
Translations
Every language
verb pass laws
| Español | legislar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 制定する seitei suru |
| 中文 | 立法 lìfǎ |
| Português | legislar |
| Français | légiférer |
| Deutsch | Gesetze geben, Gesetze beschließen, Gesetze verordnen, Gesetze erlassen, legiferieren |
| Italiano | legiferare |
| Ελληνικά | νομοθετώ nomothetó |
| Русский | издава́ть зако́ны izdavátʹ zakóny, законода́тельствовать zakonodátelʹstvovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lập pháp |
| العربية | شَرَّعَ šarraʕa |
Talk about this word "legislate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legislate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legislate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legislate "legislate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legislate.Cite this
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title = {legislate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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