legislation
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legislation
- /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌlɛd͡ʒəˈsleɪʃən/ Canada, US
- [ˌlɛd͡ʒˈsleɪʃən] Canada, US
- /ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/ Australia
- /ˌled͡ʒəˈslæɪʃən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.
noun legislations
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The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
pass legislation
Similar: lawmaking
- A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body. The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lawmaking, statute law, legislating, legislative, legislate, legislated, ordinance, legislature, legislator, acquis, parliamentary, statute, statutory, jurisdiction, policy, jurisprudence
Translations
Every language
noun the act of legislating
| Español | legislación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입법 ipbeop |
| 日本語 | 法制化 hōseika, 法制 hōsei, 立法 rippō |
| 中文 | 立法 lìfǎ |
| Português | legislação |
| Français | législation |
| Deutsch | Gesetzgebung |
| Italiano | legislazione |
| Ελληνικά | νομοθεσία nomothesía |
| Русский | законода́тельство zakonodátelʹstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | lập pháp |
| العربية | تَشْرِيع tašrīʕ |
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title = {legislation},
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