legislate

The government says it is proposing to legislate because existing domestic abuse or coercive control laws do not address "the unique nature of abusive conversion practices".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

They’ve packed town halls, prompted state and local political leaders to legislate limits on their growth or even to ban them.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“You can’t legislate that, you can’t mandate it, but I think if you ask people, ‘Could we be better?’—I think you won’t get a better result unless you make the ask.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

It’s done at the state level, and Congress can legislate to alter the time, place, and manner of elections.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

“The lawgivers of antiquity...legislated for single cities,” Adams observed, but “who can legislate for 20 or 30 states, each of which is greater than Greece or Rome at those times?”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

First, it legislates more than mere time, place and manner restrictions.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023

“When Congress legislates expenditures and puts in place tax policy that determines taxes, those are the crucial decisions Congress is making,” Yellen told the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

This division of responsibility—Congress legislates policy goals and agencies implement them effectively—is the foundation of functional government.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2020

The 2010 Equalities Act legislates for this kind of discrimination.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2018

First, it legislates for the normal case, then for the abnormal.

From The Church: Her Books and Her Sacraments by Holmes, E. E.

Banks are too complex to govern through legislated rules alone, too important to leave to market discipline, and too dynamic for one-time approval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Traditional sports betting, through companies like DraftKings and FanDuel, is regulated and legislated by U.S. states, and there are states where Americans still cannot legally bet on sports.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

The increase in the state pension age to 68 is currently legislated for 2044–46, although a review will consider whether to change those dates.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

The White House’s plan “may represent a policy opening” that “could evolve into a legislated, progressive, and secure universal system,” said Wealth Equity Lab’s Ghilarducci in the statement.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The rules of standard English are not legislated by a tribunal of lexicographers but emerge as an implicit consensus within a virtual community of writers, readers, and editors.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The Irish government has warned that it is considering legislating in the absence of an EU decision.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Californians are accustomed to legislating by the ballot and often face a list of propositions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Going forward, I hope that policymakers will take a more-thoughtful approach when legislating privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

On Friday, the thirteenth of February 2009, at 2:15 p.m., after a long week of legislating, the Utah House of Representatives met to discuss texting and driving.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel