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legislation

[lej-is-lay-shuhn] / ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /


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Here we are eight years later, and we’re still waiting for that legislation from Congress.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Expanding ESOPs is focused on passing legislation that could create more ESOPs in the U.S., which Stavros says has drawn bipartisan support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Echeverri said Buelna “really cares about students and education” and helped successfully push for state legislation to make it easier for students to take courses in languages other than English.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Sue stresses that she supports the aim of the legislation to give tenants greater security and that students should be able to move out if their landlord is not carrying out repairs.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Next came legislation that guaranteed equal pay for equal work in public employment.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“So, it’s a fight to control the data, and they’ve been very active in fighting those legislations everywhere they can.”

From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2022

Rep. Pramila Jayapal still has the confidence of the various factions of her party, as well as the White House, to negotiate some passable legislations.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

Women's rights activists said they hoped other European countries would follow Sweden and approve similar legislations.

From BBC ● May 24, 2018

I think it discredits those who pass these legislations, those who adopt them and those who implement them more than anything else.

From US News ● Dec. 21, 2015

As to ancient legislations, there is not one that is not said to have come from heaven.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Auguste Sabatier


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