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legislate

[lej-is-leyt] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪt /
VERB
make laws
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And Washington, for all of its efforts to reshape the economy, can’t legislate aging away.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Connolly emphasized that the bill does not attempt to legislate on any prison closure decisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

Now technically, given this a policy area reserved to Westminster, none of the MSPs elected next May will actually be able to legislate on immigration.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

A spokesperson for the EU executive later stressed Europe's "sovereign right to legislate".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

And the failure of Prohibition would provide the nation with a powerful lesson in the pitfalls of attempting to legislate morality.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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