legislation 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of making or enacting laws
Synonyms
- legislating 1
the act of making or enacting laws
- lawmaking 1
the act of making or enacting laws
Hypernym
government 2
noun
the act of governing; exercising authority
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
legislation 1
noun
law enacted by a legislative body
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishDerivationally related form
legislate 1
verb
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
Hyponym
legislation that makes something illegal
legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
enactment 1
noun
the passing of a law by a legislative body
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
legislation 1
noun
law enacted by a legislative body
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
reconsider 2
verb
consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
filibuster 1
verb
obstruct deliberately by delaying
