legislate

Example Sentences

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"We will legislate to deliver on this and further details of the bill will be announced in due course."

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

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

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Asked if she was ready to legislate, she replied, “I don’t do laws.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

“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