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legislate

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 0.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb 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 words

pass legislative legislation regulate enact adopt lawmake relegislate legiferate colegislate

Often followed by

for on in against and to upon with the

Word family

legislated legislates legislating legislation legislative legislator legislators legislature

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