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legislate
(redirected from legislate for)

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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 maakيَسُنُّ أو يَشْتَرِعُ القَوانينзаконодателствамvydat zákonlovgiveGesetze gebenνομοθετώlegislarseadusi andmaقانون وضع کردنsäätää lakejalégiférerלְחוֹקֵקकानून बनानाproglasiti zakontörvényt alkotmenjadikan undang-undangsetja löglegiferare法律を制定する법률을 제정하다, 입법하다(iš)leisti įstatymą/įstatymusizdot likumu[]menggubalwetten makengi loverwprowadzać ustawodawstwolegislara legiferaиздавать законыvydať zákonsestavljati zakonedoneti zakonlagstiftaออกกฎหมายyasamak, kanun yapmak立法видавати закониقانون بناناlập pháp
n ˌlegiˈslation
1 the act of legislating. wetgeeسَن أو تَشْريع القَوانينзаконодателствоzákonodárstvílovgivningdie Gesetzgebungνομοθέτησηlegislaciónseaduste koostamineقانونگذاریlakien säätäminenélaboration des loisחֲקִיקָהविधिproglašavanje zakonatörvényhozáspembuatan undang-undanglagasetninglegislazione法律制定법률 제정ástatymø leidimaslikumdošanapenggubalan undang-undangwetgevinglovgivningwprowadzenie ustawodawstwa, legislacjalegislaçãoela­borare a legilorзаконодательная деятельностьzákonodarstvoizdelava zakonovdonošenje zakonalagstiftningการออกกฎหมายyasama, kanun立法законодавство; законодавча діяльністьقانون سازیsự lập pháp
2 a law or group of laws. wetgewingقانون أو مَجْموعَة قَوانينзакониzákon(y)lovgivninggegebene Gesetzeνομοθεσίαlegislaciónseadusandlusقوانینlainsäädäntöloi, législationחוֹקविधान, विधान-निर्माण, क़ानून बनानाzakonodavstvotörvényekundang-undanglög, lagasetninglegislazione法律법률ástatymas, ástatymailikumi; likumkrājumsundang-undangwetgevinglov(gruppe)ustawodawstwolegislaçãolege; legislaţieзакон(ы)zákon(y)zakonodajazakonodavstvolag[]กฎหมายyasalar法規законقوانین کا مجموعہpháp luật
adj ˈlegislative [-lətiv]
law-making a legislative assembly; legislative powers.wetgewendسُلْطَة تَشْريعِيَّهзаконодателенzákonodárnýlovgivendegesetzgebendνομοθετικόςlegislativoseadusandlikقانونگذارlakiasäätävälégislatifמְחוֹקֵקवैधानिकzakonodavantörvényhozó(i)legislatiflöggjafar-legislativo立法上の입법의įstatymų leidžiamasislikumdošanas-perundanganwetgevendlovgivendeustawodawczylegislativolegislativзаконодательныйzákonodarnýzakonodajenzakonodavnisammanträde, möte, samlingเกี่ยวกับการออกกฎหมายyasama ile ilgili立法的законодавчийقانونیthuộc lập pháp
n ˈlegislator
a person who makes laws. wetgewerمُشَرِّعзаконодателzákonodárcelovgiverder Gesetzgeberνομοθέτηςlegisladorseadusandjaقانونگذارlainsäätäjälégislateur/-triceמְחוֹקֵקविधायकzakonodavactörvényhozólegislatorlöggjafilegislatore立法者입법자, 국회의원įstatymų leidėjaslikumdevējspenggubal undang-undang:wetgevermedlem av lovgivende forsamling, stortings-/fylkestingsrepresentantustawodawcalegisladorlegislatorзаконодательzákonodarcazakonodajaleczakonodavaclagstiftareสมาชิกของสภานิติบัญญัติyasa yapıcı立法者законодавець; правознавецьمجلس قانون ساز کا رکنnhà lập pháp
n ˈlegislature [-lətʃə]
the part of the government which has the power of making laws. wetgewingهَيْئَة تَشْريعِيَّهзаконодателна властzákonodárný sborlovgivende myndigheddie Legislativeνομοθετικό σώμαcuerpo legislativoseadusandlik koguمجلس قانونگذارlainsäädäntöelincorps législatifרָשוּת מְחוֹקֶקֶתविधान मण्डलzakonodavstvotörvényhozó testületdewan legislatiflöggjafi, löggjafarsamkundacorpo legislativo, assemblea legislativa立法機関입법부įstatymų leidžiamoji valdžialikumdevēja varabadan perundanganwetgevende machtlovgivende forsamlingciało ustawodawczelegislaturacorp legislativзаконодательный органzákonodarný zborzakonodajno telozakonodavno telolagstiftande församlingสภานิติบัญญัติyasama kurulu, millet meclisi立法機關законодавча влада; законодавчі установиکسی ریاست کا قانون ساز ادارہcơ quan lập pháp

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