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legislate

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leg·is·late  (lj-slt)
v. leg·is·lat·ed, leg·is·lat·ing, leg·is·lates
v.intr.
To create or pass laws.
v.tr.
To create or bring about by or as if by legislation.

[Back-formation from legislator.]

legislate
Verb
[-lating, -lated]
1. to make or pass laws
2. to bring into effect by legislation [Latin lex, legis law + latus, past participle of ferre to bring]
legislator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.legislate - make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
enact, ordain - order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

legislate
verb make laws, establish laws, prescribe, enact laws, pass laws, ordain, codify laws, put laws in force
Translations

legislate [ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪt] vilégiférer
legislate [ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪt] viGesetze/ein Gesetz erlassen
legislate [ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪt] vilegiferare

legislate
v legislate [ˈledʒisleit]
to make laws The government plan to legislate against the import of foreign cars. wette maak يَسُنُّ أو يَشْتَرِعُ القَوانين законодателствам vydat zákon lovgive Gesetze geben νομοθετώ legislar seadusi andma قانون وضع کردن säätää lakeja légiférer לְחוֹקֵק कानून बनाना proglasiti zakon törvényt alkot menjadikan undang-undang setja lög legiferare 法律を制定する 법률을 제정하다, 입법하다 (iš)leisti įstatymą/įstatymus izdot likumu[] menggubal wetten maken gi lover wprowadzać ustawodawstwo legislar a legifera издавать законы vydať zákon sestavljati zakone doneti zakon lagstifta ออกกฎหมาย yasamak, kanun yapmak 立法 видавати закони قانون بنانا lập pháp
n ˌlegiˈslation
1 the act of legislating. wetgee سَن أو تَشْريع القَوانين законодателство zákonodárství lovgivning die Gesetzgebung νομοθέτηση legislación seaduste koostamine قانونگذاری lakien säätäminen élaboration des lois חֲקִיקָה विधि proglašavanje zakona törvényhozás pembuatan undang-undang lagasetning legislazione 法律制定 법률 제정 ástatymø leidimas likumdošana penggubalan undang-undang wetgeving lovgivning wprowadzenie ustawodawstwa, legislacja legislação ela­borare a legilor законодательная деятельность zákonodarstvo izdelava zakonov donošenje zakona lagstiftning การออกกฎหมาย yasama, kanun 立法 законодавство; законодавча діяльність قانون سازی sự lập pháp
2 a law or group of laws. wetgewing قانون أو مَجْموعَة قَوانين закони zákon(y) lovgivning gegebene Gesetze νομοθεσία legislación seadusandlus قوانین lainsäädäntö loi, législation חוֹק विधान, विधान-निर्माण, क़ानून बनाना zakonodavstvo törvények undang-undang lög, lagasetning legislazione 法律 법률 ástatymas, ástatymai likumi; likumkrājums undang-undang wetgeving lov(gruppe) ustawodawstwo legislação lege; legislaţie закон(ы) zákon(y) zakonodaja zakonodavstvo lag[] กฎหมาย yasalar 法規 закон قوانین کا مجموعہ pháp luật
adj ˈlegislative [-lətiv]
law-making a legislative assembly; legislative powers. wetgewend سُلْطَة تَشْريعِيَّه законодателен zákonodárný lovgivende gesetzgebend νομοθετικός legislativo seadusandlik قانونگذار lakiasäätävä législatif מְחוֹקֵק वैधानिक zakonodavan törvényhozó(i) legislatif löggjafar- legislativo 立法上の 입법의 įstatymų leidžiamasis likumdošanas- perundangan wetgevend lovgivende ustawodawczy legislativo legislativ законодательный zákonodarný zakonodajen zakonodavni sammanträde, möte, samling เกี่ยวกับการออกกฎหมาย yasama ile ilgili 立法的 законодавчий قانونی thuộc lập pháp
n ˈlegislator
a person who makes laws. wetgewer مُشَرِّع законодател zákonodárce lovgiver der Gesetzgeber νομοθέτης legislador seadusandja قانونگذار lainsäätäjä législateur/-trice מְחוֹקֵק विधायक zakonodavac törvényhozó legislator löggjafi legislatore 立法者 입법자, 국회의원 įstatymų leidėjas likumdevējs penggubal undang-undang: wetgever medlem av lovgivende forsamling, stortings-/fylkestingsrepresentant ustawodawca legislador legislator законодатель zákonodarca zakonodajalec zakonodavac lagstiftare สมาชิกของสภานิติบัญญัติ yasa yapıcı 立法者 законодавець; правознавець مجلس قانون ساز کا رکن nhà lập pháp
n ˈlegislature [-lətʃə]
the part of the government which has the power of making laws. wetgewing هَيْئَة تَشْريعِيَّه законодателна власт zákonodárný sbor lovgivende myndighed die Legislative νομοθετικό σώμα cuerpo legislativo seadusandlik kogu مجلس قانونگذار lainsäädäntöelin corps législatif רָשוּת מְחוֹקֶקֶת विधान मण्डल zakonodavstvo törvényhozó testület dewan legislatif löggjafi, löggjafarsamkunda corpo legislativo, assemblea legislativa 立法機関 입법부 įstatymų leidžiamoji valdžia likumdevēja vara badan perundangan wetgevende macht lovgivende forsamling ciało ustawodawcze legislatura corp legislativ законодательный орган zákonodarný zbor zakonodajno telo zakonodavno telo lagstiftande församling สภานิติบัญญัติ yasama kurulu, millet meclisi 立法機關 законодавча влада; законодавчі установи کسی ریاست کا قانون ساز ادارہ cơ quan lập pháp


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As well expect the morphine victims to legislate the sale of morphine out of existence.
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
Had no other enumeration or definition of the powers of the Congress been found in the Constitution, than the general expressions just cited, the authors of the objection might have had some color for it; though it would have been difficult to find a reason for so awkward a form of describing an authority to legislate in all possible cases.
 
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