legislate

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

Believing that slavery could only be legislated out of existence state by state, Clay campaigned for a convention to rewrite Kentucky’s constitution to set slavery on a course toward extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If we see that this evolution does not happen, or is not enough, the government will not hesitate to legislate different means."

From BBC

Even those who approve of legislating against femicide agree that it must come with far broader measures against gender inequality.

From BBC