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legislation

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


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The obvious adjustment is to increase the maximum to cover about 90% of earnings, as envisioned in the 1983 legislation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Those impacted by the hold up to assisted dying legislation say: "We don't have time for these delays."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner is trying to stop proposed legislation that he says would allow officials to strip away voter-approved arts-education funding to schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The Jim Crow Era ushered in a new kind of slavery but eventually galvanized Congress to establish some of its most impactful legislation, in the VRA and the Civil Rights Act.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He was also a persuasive spokesman for African rights, becoming the founding president of the All-African Convention in 1936, which opposed legislation in Parliament designed to end the common voters’ roll in the Cape.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Finally, working people will enjoy more security, better pay and dignity at work thanks to this bill," he said, echoing Unite's calls for the legislations to be implemented "at speed".

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

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

Psyllou, who provides corporate registrations for clients through her own Cyprus company, Interstatus, said in a follow-up e-mail to Reuters on Thursday that her company “strictly complies with legislations and reports to relevant Regulators”.

From Reuters Jan. 22, 2021

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

This utility is the principle of all human virtues, and the foundation of all legislations.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. by Morley, John




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